Chronology of World War II

Sunday, June 7

Rescuing Yorktown's Survivors


Rescuing <i>Yorktown's</i> Survivors
The USS Fulton was involved with bringing the Yorktown's survivors back to Pearl Harbor. On June 7, 1942 the USS Fulton rendezvoused with the USS Portland (CA-33) and USS Russell. The survivors were transferred to the Fulton as shown above. The Fulton then steamed to Pearl Harbor with the survivors.