How a US fleet helped liberate the Channel Islands

Silviu Bucătaru

An untold story of how four US Navy boats ended up in the shores of Jersey and Guernsey has been discovered by an islander. Invaded in June 1940, the Channel Islands were the only British territories to be occupied by the Germans during World War Two. This year marks the 81st Liberation anniversary. Alexander Fearn, a Jersey history enthusiast, said there were "a lot of untold stories that happened in and around the islands" between 1940 and 1945 - including those of the US Navy patrol torpedo (

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