Claim: U.S. sailor Elgin Staples survived the 1942 sinking of the USS Astoria in a life belt that that his mother made.
Fact-check: Was Navy Seaman Elgin Staples Saved by a Life Belt Made by His Mom?
Verdict: mostly true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Dan Evon
Date published: 2021-08-27T10:04:51