ORDERED TO PACIFIC.—United States sailors reading the President's surprise order directing the United States fleet to proceed to the Pacific. About 140 vessels sailed from Atlantic ports, leaving only 56 in Eastern United States waters.
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Southland Times, Issue 23840, 10 June 1939, Page 5
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35ORDERED TO PACIFIC.—United States sailors reading the President's surprise order directing the United States fleet to proceed to the Pacific. About 140 vessels sailed from Atlantic ports, leaving only 56 in Eastern United States waters. Southland Times, Issue 23840, 10 June 1939, Page 5
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