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28 August 1944 Part 1

Summary

Further blockade patrol

Location Details

Cézembre

Diary Entry

28 August 1944 Further blockade patrol

Source: US Navy MTB Squadron 34, war diary; NARA RG 38, NAID 139734947; scan 0974 (S09); US Navy MTB Squadron 30, war diary; NARA RG 38, NAID 78624800; scan 0252 (S10), scan 0253 (S11).

Summary: Borum, PT 505, PT 508, PT 458, PT 461, PT 515 and PT 518 established patrol ten miles north of Cézembre at 2200. Squadron 30 records its two boats taking station at 2334.

Editorial note: Related blockade context; the force and time descriptions are attributed to their respective diaries.

Source of Information 

Source: US Navy MTB Squadron 34, war diary; NARA RG 38, NAID 139734947; scan 0974 (S09); US Navy MTB Squadron 30, war diary; NARA RG 38, NAID 78624800; scan 0252 (S10), scan 0253 (S11).
External source images (CSV contains no embedded images): New embedded diary images named by date/24 August 1944 - USN Squadron 34 - NAID 139734947 - Image 15 - scan 0974.jpg; New embedded diary images named by date/25 August 1944 - USN Squadron 30 - NAID 78624800 - Image 06 - scan 0252.jpg; New embedded diary images named by date/28 August 1944 - USN Squadron 30 - NAID 78624800 - Image 07 - scan 0253.jpg
NARA catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139734947; NARA catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78624800

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