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December 31 , 1944 |
Left Wilmington CA for Melbourne, Australia |
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January 26, 1945 |
Arrived Melbourne for water fuel and provisions |
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January 28, 1945 |
Left Melbourne for Colombo, Ceylon |
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February 6,1945 |
Three salvos totaling five torpedoes hit SS Peter Silvester at 34-19S 99-37 E. 4 boats 6 rafts launched |
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February 9,1945 |
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February 10,1945 |
“The Search” begins. USS Corpus Cristi and HMAS Dubbo leave for area of sinking, Liberators and Catalina arranged for air search. |
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February 11 |
USS Hutchinson and HMAS Warrnambool leave Fremantle. Liberators sighted two rafts lashed together |
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February 12 |
HMS Slinger and Speaker CVE’s were loaned from CinC EIS for the search. Cape Edmont lands 15 survivors at Fremantle |
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February 13 |
USS Corpus
Cristi At 0800 sights four rafts with 60 men
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February 13 |
Liberators at 1200 sights two rafts and one boat. Leads USS Corpus Cristi to sight and 32 more men rescued. |
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February 13,1945 |
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February 18,1945 |
USS Corpus Cristi lands 92 survivors |
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Ferbruary 14-19 1945 |
Search continues see NARRATIVE for details |
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February 20,1945 |
“The Search” called off except for aircraft Ships return to port or final destinations. |
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February 28,1945 |
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March 3, 1945 |
HMS Activity lands 20 survivors in Fremantle |
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March 12, 1945 |
USS
Rock rescued 15 survivors or North West Cape Over 1100 miles from sight of sinking. Transfers men to USS Coucal |
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Reprise |
Airforce personnel picnic with Liberator crews. |
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Personal stories |
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Remie Laenen |
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Remie Laenen |
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Russ Hoover |
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Bart Hoover |
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Boley Swecz |
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Cyril Conway |
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News story |
Indian Ocean Search |
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News story |
Allied ship torpedoed |
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Reunion 1981 |
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Reunion 1984 |
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2001 |
List of crew,Armed Guard and Army available on application |
| Reunion 2001 | Picture of reunion St. Clair Shores--Tom Spiccetts, Don Tuthill, Charles Kemmer, Don Domike at Ray Laenen's |
| Reunion 1983 | Cleveland 10 survivors |
