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The Log of the Marne
Originally Aired: October 22, 1951
Suspense #444, "The Log of the Marne," presents a harrowing true story of a British gunboat trapped on the Yangtze River under relentless Communist fire. When HMS Marne is ambushed by Chinese batteries while on a routine supply mission, the devastating attack kills the captain and most of the crew within minutes. Lieutenant Bennett Moore, critically wounded with shell fragments in his lung, struggles to maintain command as the ship runs aground with its communications and weapons systems destroyed. Lieutenant Hugh Fraser arrives on the shattered bridge to…
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