Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats
David Martin Nilsson
Merchant Marine. American
| Died | 1944 |
Roster information listed for David Martin Nilsson
| Ship | Type | Rank / role | Attacked on | Boat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sebastian Cermeno | Steam merchant | Master | 27 Jun 1943 | U-511 |
Personal information
David Martin Nilsson from Oakland, CA, took over the command of another Liberty ship, the Jean Nicolet, which was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-8 (Ariizumi) in the Indian Ocean on 2 Jul, 1944. The most of the survivors from the ship were massacred by the Japanese crew and the master was taken prisoner but did not survive the captivity on Java.Do you have additional information on this person?
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