World War II and Trump's declaration: What it was like in Palm Beach County during war

World War II veteran describes surviving sinking of HTS Rohna ship Rubin Firstman survived the greatest loss of troops at sea by an enemy attack in U.S. history when HTS Rhona was sunk by German missile. He resides now in suburban Lake Worth Beach. Greg Lovett, Palm Beach Post When World War II came to Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, it wasn’t in the form of grainy newsreel footage from the other side of the world. Instead, right in front of us, smoke and flame roiled the sea and