A book by Rear Admiral Robert W. Copeland (with Jack E. O’Neill)
This 120-page first hand account of the Battle of Leyte Gulf is available in soft cover directly from lulu.com. Cost is only $9.96 plus shipping.
The “Spirit of the Sammy B” is Captain Copeland’s thoroughly readable autobiographical account of the DE-413’s short but valiant history. A must read for any one interested in the Samuel B. Roberts or the Battle off Samar.
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July 2008 newsletter ready for reading
Can you tell us who these sailors are? An attendee of one of the DE 413 reunions left a photocopies of these pictures at the reunion. There were three 11-by-17 inch pages, each with a multitude of photos; the quality’s not so great. Some images appear to be of the same individual. The subjects of the photographs, all of which likely were taken around the time the DE 413 was active, however, remain unidentified. Can you help identify these individuals? Please let Dick Rohde or the webmaster know! (The webmaster apologizes for having changed the numbering of the photos recently. If you’ve already provided me the information, I may need it again, with the current photo number. Very sorry about that!)