I am looking for the U Boat ID and skipper who sunk a couple of vessels off Houston, Texas in mid 1942.
My family was on the beach at Galveston, and could see the smoke from the victim ship(s) over the horizon.
WWII U Boat operations off the coast of Texas
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Re: WWII U Boat operations off the coast of Texas
Try searching on this site: https://uboat.net/
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Re: WWII U Boat operations off the coast of Texas
hi,
a good guess is U 158 (Rostin) and https://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/1792.html
greetings, the pb
a good guess is U 158 (Rostin) and https://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/1792.html
greetings, the pb
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Re: WWII U Boat operations off the coast of Texas
Rostin U 158.
Got it. Seems to track with Blair's account in THE HUNTERS.
Many thanks.
Got it. Seems to track with Blair's account in THE HUNTERS.
Many thanks.