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| Keywords: Crew members of USS Quail (AM-15) in motor launch at Darwin 1942.jpg en 18 members of the crew of the scuttled U S Navy minesweeper USS Quail AM-15 in an 11 m motor launch at Darwin Northern Territory Australia in June 1942 <br>With the outbreak of war with Japan Quail was in the Philippines During the defense of Corregidor she swept a channel providing access to South Harbor Corregidor Her crew then went ashore to aid in the defense of that island Damaged by enemy bombs and guns Quail was scuttled 5 May 1942 by U S forces to prevent her capture Part of her crew Lt Cmdr John H Morrill and 17 others escaped to Darwin Australia arriving on 7 June 1942 after covering 3540 km http //www navy mil/ah_online/department_arch html U S Navy All Hands magazine http //www navy mil/ah_online/archpdf/ah198601 pdf January 1986 p 8 U S Navy ca 1942-06-07 PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Quail AM-15 Pacific War in June 1942 Darwin Northern Territory in World War II | ||||
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