Found this 'photo postcard' in my grandparents collection. I never knew about this. "In terms of lives lost, the foundering of the Iowa on Peacock Spit is the greatest maritime disaster recorded in the twentieth century on the Columbia River Bar." (article link in reply)Submitted by Nixx_Mazda t3_10a6sbs in Washington
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Reply to comment by wykdtr0n in Found this 'photo postcard' in my grandparents collection. I never knew about this. "In terms of lives lost, the foundering of the Iowa on Peacock Spit is the greatest maritime disaster recorded in the twentieth century on the Columbia River Bar." (article link in reply) by Nixx_Mazda
Sounds like some great memories with a great man. I'm sorry for your loss - and glad you shared his story.
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