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Böhme, Walter (U-128)

Date of birth:
February 6th, 1917
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

17.05.1943: Oberbootsmannsmaat, U 128, POW after U-108 waterbombing in South Atlantic, South of Pernambuco by 2 Martin PBM Mariner from US Navy Squadron VP-74 (P- 5 flown by Lt. H.C.Carey and P-6 flown by Lt. H.S. Davis) and sunk by US Destroyers 'USS JOUETT' (DD-396) and 'USS MOFETT' (DD-362) - remaining crew:
- 7 KIA or DOW onboard
- 47 survivors - US POW

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Bootsmannsmaat
Unit:
seemännischer Unteroffizier, "U 128", 2. Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:
February 23rd, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
    - U-boat Archive - U-128 - Interrogation Report

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