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The crew of the Coast Guard cutter, U.S.S. Icarus, who captured a Nazi submarine

96-1006
Accession Number
96-1006
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350878328
Related Collection
Souers, Sidney W. Papers
Keywords
Ships
World War, 1939-1945
HST Keywords
Armed Services - Coast Guard; Ships - U.S.S. Icarus; South Carolina - Charleston; World War II - General File
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Credit:
U.S. Navy

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
The crew of the Coast Guard cutter, U.S.S. Icarus, on the deck of their ship, is credited with forcing an enemy submarine to the surface with depth charges and then taking prisoners of the Nazi crew.
Date(s)
May 10, 1942