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USS JANSSEN DE-396 encountered three different submarines during WWII. While rescuing sailors from one of them, she even saved a spy! For her outstanding antisubmarine work during 1943-1944 within a convoy, she was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation. Learn more about her service with our curator, John!

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