Sinking of the Rohna by Don Fortune
This collection consists of a self-published book, Sinking of the Rohna: America's Worst Troopship Loss in World War II, by Don Fortune. The HMT Rohna was sunk in the Mediterranean on November 26, 1943 after being hit by a secret missile aimed from a German bomber. 1,015 American soldiers died.
Dates
- 1997
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection consists of a self-published book, Sinking of the Rohna: America's Worst Troopship Loss in World War II, by Don Fortune. The HMT Rohna was sunk in the Mediterranean on November 26, 1943 after being hit by a secret missile aimed from a German bomber. 1,015 American soldiers died.
Biographical/Historical Note
Don Fortune's Army unit was bumped from HMT Rohna one day before it was destroyed by a secret German missile. Fortune sailed to India on the HMT Rajula, and served with the 497th Port Battalion. After the war, he attended the University of Washington where he received a BA in English Literature in 1950. He became a high school English and Journalism teacher. In 1956, he became an editor at The San Francisco Examiner, where he had a 27-year career. Later, he taught within the California State University system. He lives in Sonoma, California.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
This collection was donated to Special Collections by Walter Jack Doerty on September 3, 2001.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository