19 April 1945

19 April 1945 Search east of Sark and Army coastal gunfire

Source: US Navy MTB Squadron 30, war diary; NARA RG 38, NAID 140053943; scan 0098 (S33), scan 0099 (S34).

Summary: PT 456 and PT 460 searched a reported target with negative results. PT 461 joined them; at 0137 the boats lay 4.5 miles east of Sark. At 0155 they lay to while US Army coastal guns shelled a radar target. The patrol ended during the morning. PT 461 sailed again at 2125.

Editorial note: The diary does not establish the identity or destruction of the target shelled by the Army.

Source: US Navy MTB Squadron 30, war diary; NARA RG 38, NAID 140053943; scan 0098 (S33), scan 0099 (S34).
External source images (CSV contains no embedded images): New embedded diary images named by date/17 April 1945 - USN Squadron 30 - NAID 140053943 - Image 07 - scan 0098.jpg; New embedded diary images named by date/19 April 1945 - USN Squadron 30 - NAID 140053943 - Image 08 - scan 0099.jpg
NARA catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/140053943