U-616 was sunk May 17, 1944 by US destroyers Nields, Gleaves, Ellyson, Macomb, Hambleton,

Rodman and Emmons, and depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft of 36 Squadron

A photograph from a crewmember's personal effects


 

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Photographs from POW's personal effects
Report on the Interrogation of Survivors from U-616