What happened to the Sullivan Brothers in WWII?

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What happened to them / What what was their role

Answer 1

The sad story is that all five brothers were killed after their ship, the Light Cruiser USS Juneau was sunk. Their was one living brother after the Japanese Sub killed their ship with the four others on-board. He was the oldest of the five. Later on he died after deciding to take a bath in the ocean. The boys became a symbol of sacrifice for their country. Their parents were propaganda for the home front. Today their memory is still remembered by the Navy by naming a warship after them. Their is a destroyer in the US Navy today called The USS Sullivan Brothers and Terrorists were going to attack her the same way as the Cole but the boat sank, Makes you think someone or ones is looking after that boat.

Answer 2

Sullivan Brothers Ww2

Answer 3

The essence is that all five brothers, who enlisted immediately following Pearl Harbor, were assigned to the Juneau, an anti-aircraft cruiser never intended for heavy surface combat. But due to what we had off Guadalcanal on 12 November, it was put into line of battle against a heavier Japanese force that included two battleships. Her sister, Atlanta, was sunk that night. Juneau, though damaged, survived till the next morning, when she was torpedoed and went down with all hands, including of course all five Sullivan brothers.

A fine 1944 film, The Sullivans, has the details of the action wrong; pardonably, since little had been released at the time. And of course a lot will never be known about that bloody and confusing night action.

The Sullivan brothers were the inspiration for Saving Private Ryan. Also, a destroyer was named after them, the only one named after more than one person.

Answer 4

5 Sullivan Brothers

Answer 5

"The five Sullivan Brothers were lost when the ship to which all five were assigned, USS Juneau (CL-52) was sunk on 13 November 1942. Many memorial efforts have honored the five brothers. Since their loss much confusion has resulted from the many myths surrounding both the Sullivan brothers and the Navy's policy regarding family members serving together at sea."

Answer 6

The Sullivans enlisted on January 3, 1942 with the stipulation that they serve together. The Navy had a policy of separating siblings, but this was not strictly enforced. George and Frank had served in the Navy before but their brothers had not.

The Juneau fought in a number of naval engagements during the months-long Battle of Guadalcanal. On November 13, 1942, during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, the Juneau was struck by a torpedo and had to withdraw. Later that day, as it was leaving the Solomon Islands' area, the Juneau was struck again, this time from a torpedo from Japanese submarine I-26. The ship quickly sank and rescue efforts were not forthcoming due to fears about the Japanese naval presence. Eight days later ten survivors were retrieved from the water. The survivors reported that Frank, Joe, and Matt died instantly, Al drowned the next day, and George survived for four or five days.

The brothers were survived by their parents Thomas and Alleta and their sister Genevieve. Al was survived by his wife Katherine and their young son James.


As a direct result of the Sullivans' deaths, the US War Department adopted the Sole Survivor Policy.
The Navy named two destroyers The Sullivans to honor the brothers: The Sullivans (DDG-68) and The Sullivans (DD-537). These were the first American navy ships ever to be named after more than one person. The motto for both ships was the very motto of the Sullivan brothers, "We stick together."
Al Sullivan's son, James, served on board the first USS The Sullivans. His grandmother christened the first ship. The second USS The Sullivans was christened by Al's granddaughter Kelly Ann Sullivan Loughren.
Thomas and Alleta Sullivan toured the country raising war bonds and asked that none of their sons died in vain. However the grief overwhelmed Thomas and he died in 1947 a broken man.
Genevieve served in the WAVES. She was the girlfriend of Bill Ball whose death at Pearl Harbor prompted her brothers to join the Navy to avenge him.
The brothers' story was filmed as the 1944 movie The Sullivans (later renamed The Fighting Sullivans) and inspired, at least in part, the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan. That movie is also inspired in part by the story of the Niland Brothers, where one of those brothers was sent home under the Sole Survivor Policy.
One of the biggest hits by the band Caroline's Spine was "Sullivan", a song about the grief of the mother of the Sullivan brothers.
The brothers' hometown of Waterloo, Iowa has a convention center named "The Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center", renamed a street, and has a public park in their honor. The park is the location of their childhood home.
The Sullivans were not the only brother sailors on board the ship. There were at least thirty pairs of brothers including the four Rogers brothers from New Haven, Connecticut. Before the ill-fated Savo Island operation two of the Rogers were transferred to other commands. According to those who survived, had the ship returned to port safely at least two Sullivans would have also transferred.[citation needed]
The Sullivan Brothers have a DoDDs elementary school in Yokosuka, Japan named in their honor.
The United States created a law which said that no family members could serve in a war zone at the same time shortly after the Sullivan brothers died.

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