Rescuing Survivors From USS Stafford
Elsewhere in the immediate vicinity, Japanese planes crashed into the Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Australia and USS Stafford (DE-411). The latter, holed on her starboard side aft, between the after engine room and fire room, initially seemed lost as fire broke out on board. Ulvert M. Moore closed to port and took off 54 men and 3 officers while USS Halligan (DD-584) nudged alongside to starboard and took off additional crewmen.
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