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n April 8, 1942, a German U-boat 123 torpedoed the SS Oklahoma and SS Esso Baton Rouge just 13 miles off the coast of St. Simons Island, killing 22 merchant mariners. The beach was covered with oil for weeks following the devastating attack on the tankers, the true effects of the Battle of the Atlantic on our coastal home were much longer lasting. The World War II Home Front Museum, located in both buildings (continues on page 43)
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