History's Mysteries The True Story of the Fighting Sullivans (Season 4, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

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History's Mysteries

The True Story of the Fighting Sullivans (Season 4, Episode 5)

TV-14

TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

On Friday, November 13, 1942, all five Sullivan brothers from Iowa were serving aboard the U.S.S. Juneau when a Japanese torpedo hit. 400 died instantly; 150 or so bobbed helplessly in shark-infested water. When rescue forces finally ...See moreOn Friday, November 13, 1942, all five Sullivan brothers from Iowa were serving aboard the U.S.S. Juneau when a Japanese torpedo hit. 400 died instantly; 150 or so bobbed helplessly in shark-infested water. When rescue forces finally arrived, only 10 survived--none named Sullivan. Could their deaths have been avoided? See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
David Ackroyd Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
Frank Holmgren Self Self See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Arthur Kent Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Black Night in June (2019)
Dan Kurzman Self Self See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Kelly Sullivan Loughren Self Self See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Cam McHarg George Sullivan (as Cameron McHarg) George Sullivan (as Cameron McHarg) See fewer	Spaghetti Junction (2023)
Norman Polmar Self Self See fewer	Defcon 2: Cuban Missile Crisis (2002)
Jack Satterfield Self Self See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Alleta Sullivan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Jimmy Sullivan Self Self See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Thomas Sullivan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer