U-576 memorial to a German U boat hunter becomes hunted
The article recounts the 1942 Atlantic war tag Turkey shoot era when U boats preyed on merchant ships. U-576 a Type VIIC submarine, was commissioned in 1941 under Hans Dieter Heinicke and later found off Cape Hatteras. It notes its armament, range, speed and depth capabilities, and references the Das Boot film as a view into life aboard such subs.
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Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
America
Kptlt
Hans- Dieter Heinicke
Uboat.net
VNC
Heinicke
Beer
New Bern Home and Holiday Gift Show and RV Auto Show
The New Bern holiday show and RV and Auto Show return to Riverfront Convention Center with hours Nov 15 11 AM to 5 PM and Nov 16 9 AM to 4 PM. Admission 3 with can donation on Friday for free entry or $1 off Saturday. Santa arrives Nov 16. Bears Band performs. Colonial Capital Humane Society hosts a pet adoption event.
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New Bern
Riverfront Convention Center
ENC Media Live Events
Howard RV Center
Santa Claus
Bears
Colonial Capital Humane Society
ENC
Gray Whitley
SUN Journal
Armed homicide suspect sought in Craven County
Sun Journal reports Craven County Sheriff warns of a possibly armed homicide suspect, Michael Alexander Brown, 22, 6 feet, 145 pounds, brown hair and blue eyes. Last seen in New Bern, he is wanted for questioning in a Virginia homicide and may be driving a black 2008 Lincoln Town Car NC plate EHP 4877. Call 911 or 252-633-2357.
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Brown
Craven Street
New Bern
Franklin County
Virginia
North Carolina
Craven County
Why We Call It Veterans Day
The article explains the naming history of the holiday and why it changed from Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all veterans. It notes Armistice Day originally marked the end of World War I on November 11, 1918, and Congress established the observance in 1926.
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Dwight Eisenhower
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