A veteran of the quasi-war with France (during which time he had been captured), James saved the life of his commanding officer, Captain Stephen Decatur, during the Barbary Wars when he interposed himself between a corsair's slashing scimitar and the unarmed captain.
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American Naval operations, Destroyers (Warships), History, History, Naval, Naval History, Naval operations, American, Shipwrecks, United States, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, World war, 1939-1945, naval operations, american, United states, navy, history, Warships, United states, history, navalPlaces
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Blood on the Sea: American Destroyers Lost in World War II
2007, Hachette Books
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0306817195 9780306817199
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Blood on the Sea: American Destroyers Lost in World War II
November 13, 2001, Da Capo
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0306810697 9780306810695
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Blood on the sea: American destroyers lost in World War II
1996, Sarpedon
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1885119178 9781885119179
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"A veteran of the quasi-war with France (during which time he had been captured), James saved the life of his commanding officer, Captain Stephen Decatur, during the Barbary Wars when he interposed himself between a corsair's slashing scimitar and the unarmed captain."
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