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Alaskan
11/28/1942
U-Boat Attack near Brazil

The Freighter SS Alaskan was torpedoed and shelled by U-172 while en route to Dutch Guiana. The ship was struck by two torpedoes and although severely damaged, the ship did not sink. After Alaskan was abandoned, the U-Boat shelled the ship. Within an hour of being torpedoed Alaskan listed to port and sank bow first.
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Branch
Steward Ambrose Bulsa
USMM
Utility Fred Herrling
USMM
Oiler Roy Kenneth Johnson
USMM
F/W Thomas Stephenson
USMM
Chief Engineer George Charles Trahan
USMM
3rd Mate James Edward Woosward
USMM

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