U-175 sunk by USCGC Spencer, April 17, 1943
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Spencer passes close by U-175 - a German crewman stands just aft of the conning tower |
| The pictures in these pages were taken by combat photographers Jack January aboard USCGC Spencer and Bob Gates aboard USCGC Duane. |
| Many of these images and a few others taken during the action against U-175 can be viewed and downloaded at the United States Coast Guard Website page. The photographs are presented along with their original official captions. |
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Photographs taken during the attack on U-175 | |||
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Photographs of the treatment of Spencer's casualties | |||
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Photographs of the rescue of survivors by Spencer and Duane | |||
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Photographs of the processing of survivors aboard Spencer and Duane | |||
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Photographs POWs aboard Spencer | |||
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Photographs of Spencer and her crew | |||
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Naval Message from Commander Task Unit 24.1.3 (Escort Group A3) to C-in-C Western Approaches | |||
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Precis of Attack prepared for Admiralty Assessment Committee | |||
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Report on the Interrogation of Survivors of U-175 | |||
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