Date of birth:

December 3rd, 1914

Date of death:

May 6th, 1945 (east of Block Island, Rhode Island)

Buried on:

German Submarines Memorial

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

served on board U-37, U-103 and U-853.
On her final patrol, 'U-853' was sent to harass United States coastal shipping.
She destroyed 'USS Eagle 56' near Portland, Maine.
05.05.1945: 'U-853' torpedoed and sank the collier 'Black Point' during the Battle of Point Judith. She was the last US-flagged merchant ship lost in World War II. Twelve men died and 34 crew members were rescued.
06.05.1945: US Navy organized a "hunter-killer" group that included four American warships: 'USS Ericsson', 'USS Amick', 'USS Atherton', and 'USS Moberly' which quickly found 'U-853' and sank her during a 16-hour attack 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) east of Block Island, Rhode Island, resulting in the loss of her entire crew.
With 'U-881', 'U-853' was the last to be sunk in US waters

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