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US tanker Dixie Arrow burning after being torpedoed by German submarine U-71, off North Carolina, United States, 26 Mar 1942

Caption   US tanker Dixie Arrow burning after being torpedoed by German submarine U-71, off North Carolina, United States, 26 Mar 1942 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   ARC 520607
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Photos on Same Day 26 Mar 1942
Photos at Same Place Atlantic Ocean
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 7 Apr 2008

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1. CARROLL TROSCLAIR says:
26 Mar 2017 03:35:46 PM

See "America's Last Real Home Front" for more about the German subs off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts in WWII
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