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9 August 1944 Loss of Rudolf W. Schaffroth
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Loss of Rudolf W. Schaffroth
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Diary Entry
On the 8th of August 1944 US PT Boat Squadron, 34 and the USS Maloy were given a mission to disrupt the German convoys running between Guernsey and Jersey. Intelligence suggested that high ranking military personnel and supplies were aboard, in fact, they were moving Artillery Guns from Guernsey to Jersey. On the 9th of August a battle commenced, the US would lose PT Boat PT509 and sixteen sailors.
More information on this battle here https://www.squadron34.com/pt509
PT 509
Rudolf W Schaffroth
Torpedoman's Mate
U.S. Navy
Service # 7088509
Source of Information
Loss-of-Rudolf-W.-Schaffroth
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