Chronology of World War II
Tuesday, November 2
US Destroyer
Borie
Abandoned and Sinking
USS
Borie
(DD-215) abandoned and sinking on November 2, 1943 after battle with
U-405
. USS
Barry
(DD-248) tried to scuttle
Borie
, but failed. As a result, aircraft from USS
Card
(CVE-11) scuttled Borie. (National Archives, 80-G-85280.)
