Skipper Of The Bombed USS Callaway. Coast Guard Captain Donald C. McNeil, of West Newton, Mass., is skipper of the USS Callaway, the Coast Guard-manned invasion transport which the Navy reported today as "back in action" after being attacked by Japanese planes in the Sulu Sea prior to the Luzon landings. The Coast Guard-manned ship suffered nearly 50 casualties and damage to her superstructure when an enemy attacker planted a bomb near her flying bridge. The Callaway proceeded to Luzon, discharged her troops, and is credited with bagging three enemy planes before retiring for repairs. Earlier
Skipper Of The Bombed USS Callaway. Coast Guard Captain Donald C. McNeil, of West Newton, Mass., is skipper of the USS Callaway, the Coast Guard-manned invasion transport which the Navy reported today as "back in action" after being attacked by Japanese planes in the Sulu Sea prior to the Luzon landings. The Coast Guard-manned ship suffered nearly 50 casualties and damage to her superstructure when an enemy attacker planted a bomb near her flying bridge. The Callaway proceeded to Luzon, discharged her troops, and is credited with bagging three enemy planes before retiring for repairs. Earlier in the war, Captain McNeil commanded a Coast Guard combat cutter in the Atlantic and was nicknamed "Depth Charge McNeil" for his exploits against the German submarines.
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