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Fiasco at Dakar and Cronin rescue in wartime
Photo from the Dakar battle shows the port under attack by a combined Free French and British force. Capt. Arthur T. Cronin of the City of Rayville was rescued after his ship was sunk by a mine off Australia with one crewman lost. The mine is reported German in origin. Story on Page 2-A.
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Firis Phot
Dakar
French West Africa
Arthur T. Cronin
City of
Rayville
U. S
Australia
New York
Royal Air Force
Munich
Hitler