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Lunchtime Lecture and Book Signing at the Navy Museum: Sunk in Kula Gulf with author John J. Domagalski

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington

Sunk in Kula Gulf tells the story of USS Helena’s final voyage and the epic struggle of her survivors. Those sailors fought for life in the hours and days that followed the warship’s sinking on July 6, 1943. Some were rescued the night of the sinking as the sea battle continued to rage, but the