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Re: WW I Family Member Who Served On U-Boats
Posted by: Michael Lowrey ()
Date: November 23, 2006 03:28PM

Tom,

This is not my area of expertise, but a few pointers.

The Iron Cross (EK) was both an officers and enlisted medal. However, it was generally easier for an officer to win it. I'd take the EKI (Iron Cross 1st Class) it as a very typical award for an U-boat CO or even a long-serving officer. For an enlisted man, especially in the navy, the EKI would be a fairly significant achievement. He probably would have to do some combat time and be in a position of some significance (petty officer at least) on a boat that sank some ships.

Henry John Wolff sounds like an Americanization of a German name.

Wilhelmshaven was home of the 3.U-Bootflottille from mid-war on. Danzig-built boats: U 43 to U 50, U 87 to U 92, plus some of the early disel-powered boats (U 19, U 21 etc.) Of course, Wilhelmshaven also had a nmajor naval yard, and overhaul work would have been done there as well.

Ferdinand Wolff is not on the name of U-boat war dead that I have.

Best wishes,
Michael

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WW I Family Member Who Served On U-Boats Tom Donovan 11/22/2006 08:16PM
Re: WW I Family Member Who Served On U-Boats Michael Lowrey 11/23/2006 03:28PM
Re: WW I Family Member Who Served On U-Boats Tom Donovan 12/20/2006 10:27PM
Re: WW I Family Member Who Served On U-Boats Michael Lowrey 12/20/2006 11:16PM
Re: WW I Family Member Who Served On U-Boats Tom Donovan 01/02/2007 07:47PM
Re: WW I Family Member Who Served On U-Boats Tom Donovan 12/20/2006 10:29PM
Re: WW I Family Member Who Served On U-Boats mark hoffken 04/15/2007 01:01PM
Re: WW I Family Member Who Served On U-Boats Dirk Steffen 12/12/2006 05:55PM


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