Memories of war captured on video - Boston.com
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Memories of war captured on video Boston.com Wearing a sweater and jacket, Rines, 92, a chief radio officer in the US Merchant Marine during World War II, looked quite comfortable, considering the task. He was being asked, as one of the recent contributors to the Natick Veterans Oral History ... |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 04:18:31 PM
Arctic convoy sailors 'deserve medals', says Solihull veteran - BBC News
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Arctic convoy sailors 'deserve medals', says Solihull veteran BBC News Between 1941 and 1945, 78 convoys risked attacks from Nazi U-boats and aircraft, on what Winston Churchill called the "worst journey in the world". More than 3000 seamen taking part in Operation Dervish died. "Conditions were treacherous. Hopes high for Arctic victory |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 04:18:31 PM
5 Merchant Marines killed by U-boat remembered on Maritime Day at Brunswick ... - Florida Times-Union
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5 Merchant Marines killed by U-boat remembered on Maritime Day at Brunswick ... Florida Times-Union Five Merchant Marines killed in a U-boat attack in 1942 were remembered in Brunswick ceremony. Trumpeter Willie Hammett plays taps at a memorial service and Maritime Day observance on Tuesday. By Terry Dickson BRUNSWICK - Seventy years after their ... |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 04:18:31 PM
This Week in Maritime History: Moments from WWI & WWII - The Maritime Executive
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 The Maritime Executive | This Week in Maritime History: Moments from WWI & WWII The Maritime Executive The new system had merchant ships travel in groups under Navy protection – a reaction to several successful German U-boat submarine attacks during WWI. Allied countries knew they could not afford to lose any ships that might be needed in war and with ... |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 04:18:31 PM
The Lusitania: CT Connections (Part 1) - Patch.com
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The Lusitania: CT Connections (Part 1) Patch.com Ten Connecticut residents were aboard the ill-fated Lusitania when German U-Boat U-20 sank it, and three of them died. By Philip R. Devlin File of the ill-fated ship. LOC photo While cruising just off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915, ... |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 04:18:31 PM
Divers aim to solve the mystery of U-boat scuttled after toilet trouble off ... - Scotsman
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 Scotsman | Divers aim to solve the mystery of U-boat scuttled after toilet trouble off ... Scotsman By ALASTAIR DALTON IT WAS one of the most bizarre maritime losses of the Second World War. A German U-boat was apparently forced to surface off the Scottish coast after filling with chlorine gas following a toilet malfunction – and the vessel was then ... |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 04:18:31 PM
One family never notified of World War II death at sea - StarNewsOnline.com
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One family never notified of World War II death at sea StarNewsOnline.com It was the night World War II came to Southport,“ said Mary Stickland, manager of the NC Maritime Museum in Southport. The German submarine U-158 fired the torpedo that sank the Gill, which had a crew of 49. Twenty-nine people perished in the explosion ... |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 04:18:31 PM
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