Shipwreck SS 's Jacob
This Dutch transport ship was sunk by a Japanese air raid on 8 March 1943, during Operation Lilliput. George Watson was one of the five victims. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
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- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Tropenmuseum, part of the National Museum of World Cultures (1), Australian War Memorial (2)
- Pacific Wrecks
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