2,403 us sailors died during pearl harbor.
2,403 us sailors died during pearl harbor.
how many us sailors died during pearl harbor?
2,403
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Na
relations between the us and huerta deteriorated on april 9, when mexican soldiers detained nine us sailors in tampico. the commander of the "dolphin" had tasked a purser and eight sailors with the purchase and pickup of urgently-needed 440 gallons of gasoline fuel from a dealer located near a tense defensive position at iturbide bridge that was held by huerta's forces. the defenders of the bridge anticipated an attack after skirmishes with constitutionalist forces on the two preceding days. nine us sailors on a whaleboat flying the us flag were dispatched to the warehouse along a canal. according to the sailors' account, seven of them were moving the cans of fuel (either 5-gallon or 55-gallon drums?) to the boat while two remained on the boat. mexican federal soldiers were alerted to the activity and confronted the american sailors. neither side could speak the other's language, and the sailors were not complying with commands from the soldiers. the mexicans raised their rifles to the americans, including the sailors still on the boat, and forcibly escorted them to the police headquarters for questioning.
tampico affair