On February 23, 1942, a Japanese submarine surfaced off the coast of Santa Barbara, fired several shells in the direction of some oil fields about 15 miles north of Santa Barbara, and then returned to sea unscathed.
The sub was the Imperial Japanese Navy Submarine I-17 captained by Commander Nishino Kozo. Before the war, Kozo had [...]
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Not So Olden Days
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