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Thursday, MarcH 15, 1945Four U.S. ShipsSink SubmarineDestroyer EscortsShatter Nazi VesselLiWashington, March 15 (UP) —Oil, debris, a song book and pipe were all that were left when four American destroyer escorts got through with a German U-boat in mid-Atlantic recently.The four vessels were under the overall command of Commander Jack P. Bowling, of Washington.They were the Otter, skippered by Lieutenant Commander J. M. Irvine, Minneapolis; Hubbard, skippered by Commander L. C. Mabley, Crosse Pointe farms, Mich.; Vari-an, skippered by Lieutenant Coi -mander L. A. Myhre, Seattle, Wash, and Hayter, skippered bv Lieutenant Commander Fred Huey, Seattle.The enemy submarine whs head ed northeast when she was spotted by the four DE’s. They immediately started after it. It turned suddenl; westward. The American craft turned to follow.The Otter made the first deptl charge with the Varian and Hayter following suit. Water boiled to the surface a few minutes later-the enemy craft was apparently blowing her tanks in an effort to surface.The Otter went in for another attack, and then another. Each attack was followed by heavy explosions and oil rising to the sur- j da face. A few minor explosions fol- j he lowed and then a final one, apparently at a great depth. This isbelieved to have been the collapsingof the main pressure hull of thesubmarine.The four American craft continued to patrol the area but all they ever saw of the German submarine was a few pieces of blood-stained wood from tables and doors, a book in Norwegian on self-instruction in guitar playing, a black leather helmet, some mittens, gloves, part of a pipe and a great deal of oil.Farm Factslee
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Moorhead Daily News
Moorhead, Minnesota, US
Thu, Mar 15, 1945
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