Rear Admiral Phil Eaton The Coast Guard's Winged Warrior of WWI

摘要

The first German submarine operations in U.S. waters took place not in World War II, but during World War I. With responsibility to protect the coasts, the U.S. Coast Guard had several encounters with these early U-boat attacks, including those of U-156. Armed with eighteen torpedoes, four deck guns and a supply of underwater mines, U-156 began her campaign against East Coast shipping in June 1918. During this cruise, she sank nearly thirty-five vessels, including the armored cruiser USS San Diego, which struck one of her mines on July 19.