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Sub Gets JapirFee Carrier(By REMBERT JAMES)SAIPAN, Marianas Islands, July 2, 1044—(Delayed in Censorship) (A) Roving the far western Pacific, an American submarine ran Into one nt the strangest naval adventures of the war when she encountered the 1 major part of the Japanese imperial fleet and torpedoed a large enemyUMMt of the enemy ships passedover her one night a*s she lay in the black depths and counted the whirringof the screws. Before the adventure ended, enemydestroyers jarred her with depthcharges, but the sub’s lean black hullwas unharmed.The story of the 48-hour experience of the submarine was told here today by the sub’s insouciant young skipper,Lieut. Commander Herman J. Kossler,32 of Los Angeles.Twice the submarine had a bead on a big Japanese carrier, but the first time she withheld her torpedoes because she wanted to keep her presence a secret from the enemy, and relay information about the Japanese fleet to fleet headquarters.Later the sub got its sights on a carrier of the same big class—perhapsthe same carrier.This time the sub got off her torpedoes.
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Somerset Daily American
Somerset, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Jul 20, 1945
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