Supposedly, Congressman Andrew May from Kentucky toured the pacific fleet in 1943 and gave a press conference in June of 1943 where he told the reporters that US subs were not often hit by the Japanese depth charges, because they were set too shallowly. Vice Admiral Lockwood, commander of the U.S. submarine fleet in the Pacific, estimated that… Show more

Hi Megan -- thanks for posting to History Hub! You can start by searching Chronicling America, a Library of Congress website that provides access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages from 1777 to 1963. I'd also recommend checking with local public or academic libraries to see if they offer access to…