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USS Pillsbury crew members who were the first party to board the German submarine U-505 after being abandoned by her crew, eastern Atlantic, 4 Jun 1944.

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Caption     USS Pillsbury crew members who were the first party to board the German submarine U-505 after being abandoned by her crew, eastern Atlantic, 4 Jun 1944. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Atlantic Ocean
Date 4 Jun 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-49179
 
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The Capture of the U-505   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 4 Jun 1944
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,213 x 952 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
9 Dec 2016 09:59:56 PM

Left to Right: GM1/c Chester Mocarski, EM2/c William Riendeau, CMM George Jacobson, MOMM1/c Zenon Lukosivs, SM2/c Gordon Hohne, BM2/c Wayne Pickles, Jr., RM2/c Stanley E. Wdowiak, and TM2/c Arthur W. Knispel.
2. Anonymous says:
12 Dec 2023 06:44:38 AM

havent seen a picture of my uncle in a while (way left)

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