Tag: Reinhard Hardegen
S/T Muskogee sunk by U-123/Hardegen NNE of Bermuda, all 34 men perished, iconic photo of survivors became American Merchant Mariner’s Memorial
U-123 under Reinhard Hardegen, Bermuda patrol January 1942
by Eric Wiberg
SS Culebra sunk by U-123/Hardegen, all 45 sailors lost NE of Bermuda, ex-Riposto, ex-War Mirage
by Eric Wiberg
SS Alcoa Guide sunk by U-123 – Jules Souza survived 33 days on a raft mostly alone, a crew waited alone on ship for rescue
U-156 under Werner Hartenstein attacked Feb. 1942, sank Oregon and MacGregor north of Greater Antilles
Hardegen, now over 100, began Operation Drumbeat & led two patrols to the Bahamas area in 1942
by Eric Wiberg