U-549 was sunk by USS Eugene E. Elmore and Ahrens on May 29, 1944 |
Just prior to her sinking, U-549 torpedoed the USS Block Island and USS Barr resulting in the loss of the Block Island |
U-549 was sunk by USS Eugene E. Elmore and Ahrens on May 29, 1944 |
Just prior to her sinking, U-549 torpedoed the USS Block Island and USS Barr resulting in the loss of the Block Island |
USS Block Island (CVE-21) on February 3, 1944 |
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Commander Task Group 21.11 (CO USS Block Island), Action Report on the Operations Concerning the Loss by Enemy Action of the U.S.S. Block Island on 29 May 1944 | |||||
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Photographs of USS Block Island sinking | |||||
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Photographs of damage to USS Barr | |||||
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Photographs of survivors arriving in Casablanca, Morroco | |||||
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Bureau of Ships, War Damage Report No. 49, U.S.S. Block Island (CVE21) Loss in Action, 29 May, 1944 | |||||
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