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The five Sullivan brothers (Albert, Francis, George, Joseph, and Madison) served together as shipmates aboard the cruiser U.S.S. Juneau after [url=http://www.nara.gov/exhall/people/sullreq.jpg]requesting special permission[/url] from the Secretary of the Navy. The Juneau was sunk on November 13, 1942, off the island of Guadalcanal by Japanese submarine I-26. Of the crew of over 600 sailors, only 11 survived. The death of the five brothers caused Congress to consider enacting a law prohibiting members of a family from serving in a combat zone at the same time.
Even after hearing rumors of the death of her five sons, Mrs. Sullivan continued to support the war effort as evidenced by a [url=http://www.nara.gov/exhall/people/suldeath.jpg]letter[/url] she wrote to the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Franklin D. Roosevelt sent a [url=http://www.nara.gov/exhall/people/27c.jpg]personal letter [/url]to Mrs. Sullivan expressing his and the nation's sorrow. For wartime America, the Sullivan brothers became the ultimate symbol of heroic sacrifice
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