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80-G-45617: Air Attacks on German U-boats, WWII.

<p>80-G-45617: First to participate in a rocket attack on an emey submarine. First crew to participate in a rocket attack on an emey submarine, January 11, 1944. Rockets were fired on that date from Grumman TBF Avenger to damage German U-boat, U-758. Shown: Lieutenant Junior Grade Willis D. Seeley, USNR, loosed rockets from his Grumman Avenger at a U-Boat trapped on the surface, then swooped in low to depth charge. Photographed released 25 May 1944.&nbsp;</p>
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Caption: Air Attacks on German U-boats, WWII. First to participate in a rocket attack on an emey submarine. First crew to participate in a rocket attack on an emey submarine, January 11, 1944. Rockets were fired on that date from Grumman TBF Avenger to damage German U-boat, U-758. Shown: Lieutenant Junior Grade Willis D. Seeley, USNR, loosed rockets from his Grumman Avenger at a U-Boat trapped on the surface, then swooped in low to depth charge. Photographed released 25 May 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/9/9).
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