Did L. Ron Hubbard battle Japanese subs off Astoria?

Published: Nov. 20, 2023, 2 p.m.

Pulp writer and religious figure L. Ron Hubbard figures prominently in the most spectacular story of action against \u201cJapanese submarines\u201d in Oregon waters. It's called, with tongue firmly in cheek, the \u201cBattle of Cape Lookout.\u201d (Off Cannon Beach, Clatsop County; 1940s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1407a.sunken-submarine-rumors.html)