Photograph depicting the destroyer USS Nelson (DD-623) after she sustained damage from torpedo attack. On the night of June 12, 1944, while anchored in position No. 13 on the "Dixie Line" as part of the anti-submarine and E-boat screen around the Omaha beachhead at Normandy, USS Nelson was struck by an E-boat torpedo which blew off her stern and No. 4 gun mount. Nelson was towed to Londonderry, Northern Ireland for emergency repairs and later was towed to Boston Navy Yard, where permanent repairs, including replacement of her stern, were completed on November 23, 1944. USS Nelson served for the duration of World War II, earning two battle stars for her service.