Hey, history lovers. I'm Mike Rosenwald with Retropod, a show about the past, rediscovered.

For years, a research team has been combing the Pacific Ocean, looking for ships that sank decades ago.

In 2018, they found a ship that is particularly noteworthy, the USS Juno. Why is this ship so special? It was the

final resting place of five brothers who died together serving their country. On December 7,

1941, the Sullivan brothers, George, Madison, Albert, Francis, and Joseph were eating

dinner together when they heard about the Pearl Harbor attack over the radio.

From the NBC newsroom in New York, President Roosevelt said in a statement today that the Japanese

have attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii from the air. I'll repeat that, President Roosevelt says that the Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii from the air.

I'll repeat that, President Roosevelt says that the Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor.

One of their friends had been stationed in Hawaii and was killed in the attack.

The Sullivan brothers, all in their 20s, wanted to take up the fight,

and they asked to serve on the same ship.

At first, the Navy resisted their request, but they ultimately relented.

The ship, the USS Juno, specialized in defending other vessels from warplanes.

It was involved in several battles, including the first Allied offensive in the Pacific

Theater.

The Juno's final battle was a fierce, deadly fight to preserve the American position in the Pacific.

The ship held its own during the overnight battle, although it was badly damaged.

The Americans won a hard-fought victory,

and the USS Juno limped away.

But a Japanese submarine was lurking nearby.

Its torpedo struck the USS Juno

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