| Caption | Crew of USS Spencer cared for rescued U-175 sailors, North Atlantic, 500 nautical miles WSW of Ireland, 17 Apr 1943, photo 2 of 2 ww2dbase | ||||||||||
| Photographer | Jack January | ||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||||
| Identification Code | 26-G-1570 | ||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 17 Apr 1943 | ||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Atlantic Ocean | ||||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||
| Added Date | 12 Oct 2006 | ||||||||||
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| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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2. 
BILL says:
25 Feb 2009 07:44:26 PM
During WWII The Allies also lost 4,600 merchant ships sunk, and the loss of 175 Allied warships. Over 30,000 Allied sailors and merchant seaman were killed as a result of U-boat attacks.
BILL says:25 Feb 2009 07:44:26 PM
During WWII The Allies also lost 4,600 merchant ships sunk, and the loss of 175 Allied warships. Over 30,000 Allied sailors and merchant seaman were killed as a result of U-boat attacks.
3. David Stubblebine says:
2 Mar 2009 10:27:06 PM
US Coast Guardsman John Tumas, radioman third class of Boston, Mass., pours coffee for the shivering sailors aboard Spencer.
David Stubblebine says:2 Mar 2009 10:27:06 PM
US Coast Guardsman John Tumas, radioman third class of Boston, Mass., pours coffee for the shivering sailors aboard Spencer.
4. David Stubblebine says:
22 Jun 2019 10:52:28 PM
German survivors from left to right are: Matrosenobergefreiter Max Klinger (facing to his right with face is barely visible), Maschinenobergefreiter Werner Bickel (with cigarette), Maschinenobergefreiter Walter Schröder, Fähnrich (Ing.) Karl Völker, Matrosengefreiter Jean Bamberg (with upraised arm), and Matrosenobergefreiter Ewald Urbanek.
David Stubblebine says:22 Jun 2019 10:52:28 PM
German survivors from left to right are: Matrosenobergefreiter Max Klinger (facing to his right with face is barely visible), Maschinenobergefreiter Werner Bickel (with cigarette), Maschinenobergefreiter Walter Schröder, Fähnrich (Ing.) Karl Völker, Matrosengefreiter Jean Bamberg (with upraised arm), and Matrosenobergefreiter Ewald Urbanek.
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