Chronology of World War II

Monday, May 4


Submarine Rescue Ship USS Pigeon (ASR-6)


Submarine Rescue Ship USS Pigeon (ASR-6)
The Submarine Rescue Ship USS Pigeon (ASR-6) was sunk on May 4, 1942, by a dive bomber while her crew was ashore assisting in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor. At least sixteen of her crew died in the Philippine Islands, during transport to POW camps in Japan, or in the camps themselves.