Monument in Memory of the Brothers NILAND in Tonawanda By Illona
Homage of the Niland brothers to the Normandy American Cemetery of Colleville
The NILAND Brothers and the Press
The brothers NILAND were separated following the dramas of the brothers SULLIVAN.
The US military has decided to separate the brothers serving in the same units to prevent a sibling from being defeated. The SULLIVAN brothers are all 5 deceased in the sinking of USS JUNEAU.
This ship was torpedoed on November 13, 1942 during the battle of GUADALCANAL.
687 sailors including 5 brothers SULLIVAN died on board