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RE: U-boat graves/cemetaries.
Posted by:
Ken Dunn
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Date: February 28, 2001 01:25AM
<HTML>Hi Michael,
U-352:
Machinist\'s Mate Gerd Reussel had his left leg torn off by gunfire as he climbed out of the conning tower during the action that sunk U-352. Kurt KrUger and Funkmaat Ludwig Sorg kept the injured man afloat until they were picked up by the cutter that sunk U-352. His rescuers administered adrenalin and a sedative, but despite these measures, Gerd Reussel died. He was buried with military honors in Post Section, grave # 18, National Cemetery, Beaufort, South Carolina.
U-85:
After they were killed in the water by depth charges from the destroyer, USS Roper, 29 of the crew of the U-85 were buried at Hampton National Cemetery, Virginia. Services were conducted on April 15, 1942 with participation by Catholic and Protestant clergy and full military honors including 20 military police pallbearers. A three-volley rifle salute by 24 U.S. Navy seamen and the mournful strains of \"Taps\" marked the passing of at least 29 of the U-85 crew.
I have no idea if these men from U-352 and U-85 are still buried in those cemeteries. I suspect they are.
Source: \"Dive Into History Volume 3: U-Boats\" by Henry C. Keatts and George C. Farr. ISBN: 1-55992-064-5.
Regards,
Ken Dunn</HTML>
U-352:
Machinist\'s Mate Gerd Reussel had his left leg torn off by gunfire as he climbed out of the conning tower during the action that sunk U-352. Kurt KrUger and Funkmaat Ludwig Sorg kept the injured man afloat until they were picked up by the cutter that sunk U-352. His rescuers administered adrenalin and a sedative, but despite these measures, Gerd Reussel died. He was buried with military honors in Post Section, grave # 18, National Cemetery, Beaufort, South Carolina.
U-85:
After they were killed in the water by depth charges from the destroyer, USS Roper, 29 of the crew of the U-85 were buried at Hampton National Cemetery, Virginia. Services were conducted on April 15, 1942 with participation by Catholic and Protestant clergy and full military honors including 20 military police pallbearers. A three-volley rifle salute by 24 U.S. Navy seamen and the mournful strains of \"Taps\" marked the passing of at least 29 of the U-85 crew.
I have no idea if these men from U-352 and U-85 are still buried in those cemeteries. I suspect they are.
Source: \"Dive Into History Volume 3: U-Boats\" by Henry C. Keatts and George C. Farr. ISBN: 1-55992-064-5.
Regards,
Ken Dunn</HTML>
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U-boat graves/cemetaries.
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Michael | 02/27/2001 02:54PM |
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RE: U-boat graves/cemetaries.
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Jeff | 02/27/2001 04:26PM |
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RE: U-boat graves/cemetaries.
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Me109g | 02/28/2001 12:24AM |
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RE: U-boat graves/cemetaries.
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Craig M. | 10/25/2001 07:51PM |
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RE: U-boat graves/cemetaries.
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Ken Dunn | 02/28/2001 01:25AM |