1942 USCGC Icarus versus U-352 in torpedo alley, Updated episode

Last U-boat commander dies at 105…
The Last World War II U-Boat Commander Has Died at 105

 

For many years we had a gentleman who served His Lord doing tasks to help present our facility as a clean, well maintained place of worship. Years later I learned he had served in our submarines during WWII. Near Seal Beach, in Southern California there is a memorial for the "52." These are the Navy Submarines lost during WWII. Recently one of them was located (I think it was the Grayback, but my memory fails me at times.) When I visit there, I think of those men, who would be much like my dear friend, doing his job no matter what...

 

Very interesting!! love learning new tidbits of knowledge of WWII.
I was born in Oct of '36, so my memories of the war are piecemeal, but I sure have never heard of the "torpedo alley" situation.
I can remember the Air Raid Wardens, blackouts etc, but I grew up with that so it never meant much to me, but the more I learn the more I appreciate those warriors that went before me!!
Thanks for the clip!!

 

Thanks for the walk down memory lane. I was born in 1943 so have no first hand memory of WWII. However, during the Korean Conflict I can remember a large gun on the roof of a power substation near our home. And of course the bomb shelters along side the aircraft assembly buildings at Douglas. Years later, I visited where shore gun batteries were located to protect the Long Beach/LA harbor, with its navy facilities.