Fighting German U-boats during WWII - 80-G-42066 (35103092066)

80-G-42066: Two PBM’s commanded by Lieutenant H.S. Davis, USNR, and Lieutenant Junior Grade H.C. Carey, USN, cripple German submarine, U-128, in South Atlantic. One plane dropped depth bombs bringing her to surface, when the second machine gunned her. USS Jouett (DD-396) and and USS Moffett (DD-362) led to the scene by one of the planes, finished her with direct hits. The PBM’s dropped life rafts and the destroyer picked up many survivors. Shown: submarine begins to settle, incident #3219. Photograph released May 17, 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/06/06).