Japanese sub blasted its way into Oregon history

Offbeat Oregon History podcast by www.offbeatoregon.com

Aug 17, 202600:09:42Education

IN LATE AUGUST 1943, the crew of the destroyer U.S.S. Patterson scrambled to battle stations off the coast of what is now Vanatu, near Australia. The sonar operator had picked up the signature of a big Japanese submarine...

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