While reading a Industrial Inquiry Commission I came across the following few sentences:
"The [St. Lawrence] Hospital was built by the Government of the United States of America in appreciation for the humanitarian efforts of the people of St. Lawrence area during the marine disaster of February 18, 1942. At that time the U.S.S. Pollux and U.S.S. Truxton ran ashore on the Burin Peninsula during a storm."
If you are interested in learning more about this accident and there is a This American Life story on the subject (episode 201 - Them) that was produced by Newfoundland radio producer Chris Brookes.
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