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80-G-43652: Sinking of German U-boat, U-405

<p>80-G-43652: Sinking of German U-boat, U-405. USS Borie (DD 215) will never fly this Presidential Unit Citation awarded for her gallant action sinking German submarine U 405 on November 1, 1943. Gaping holes in her hull forced other members of her Task Unit to sink her. Resting atop the sub, her guns peppered the U-boat from ranges of 10 to 40 feet. Skippers of various units of the task unit are shown on the flight deck of USS Card (CVE-11) as they inspected the pennant. Shown, left to right: Lieutenant Commander Hinton Ira Smith, USNR, skipper of USS Goff (DD 247); Lieutenant Chas E. Hutchins, USNR, Commanding Officer of the Borie; Lieutenant Commander Howard M. Avery, Co, CV-9 and Lieutenant Commander Nerbert D. Bill of USS Barry (DD 248). Photograph released November 10, 1943.&nbsp;</p>
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Caption: Sinking of German U-boat, U-405. USS Borie (DD-215) will never fly this Presidential Unit Citation awarded for her gallant action sinking German submarine U 405 on November 1, 1943. Gaping holes in her hull forced other members of her Task Unit to sink her. Resting atop the sub, her guns peppered the U-boat from ranges of 10 to 40 feet. Skippers of various units of the task unit are shown on the flight deck of USS Card (CVE-11) as they inspected the pennant. Shown, left to right: Lieutenant Commander Hinton Ira Smith, USNR, skipper of USS Goff (DD-247); Lieutenant Chas E. Hutchins, USNR, Commanding Officer of the Borie; Lieutenant Commander Howard M. Avery, Co, CV-9 and Lieutenant Commander Nerbert D. Bill of USS Barry (DD-248). Photograph released November 10, 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/8/18).
Accession #: 80-G-43652
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