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To: forgotten man

Being a crew man on one of those U-boats was darned

near being a suicide mission.Yet there was never a

shortage of men signing up.

Good thing the war ended before the electro boats

got going


12 posted on 07/27/2012 4:43:37 PM PDT by Harold Shea (RVN `70 - `71)
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To: Harold Shea
Great book to read about the WWII German U-boat service, “Iron Coffins”. I met the author, when I was a kid.
13 posted on 07/27/2012 4:49:36 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Harold Shea
Being a crew man on one of those U-boats was darned near being a suicide mission.Yet there was never a shortage of men signing up.

We watched Das Boot last week on TV. I think it is one of the best movies for giving an accurate portrayal of the terror the men on those boats experienced.

20 posted on 07/27/2012 5:45:28 PM PDT by SuziQ
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