From the Oct. 28th ABC News-World "Navy investigating possible World War II submarine."
The Australian and New Zealand navies are working in a joint Render Safe operation to rid the southwest Pacific of unexploded World War II ordnance. In Simpson Harbor in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, contact was made with a twenty meter long solid man-made object. The Australian Navy thinks it might be a World War submarine (if it is, it would likely be mini-sub like the ones that attacked Pearl Harbor).
The New Zealand Navy is not sure.
I looked up Simpson Harbor in Wikipedia and found out the harbor is a huge flooded caldera on an ancient volcano. Rabaul, the capital of New Britain, is on its shore. The Japanese had a huge naval base here during World War II and it often came under attack by the Allies. Sixty-five Japanese ships were sunk here.
Wonder Whose Sub It Is? --Cooter
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Another World War II Bomber Crew Identified-- Part 3
The List of Honor to Be Buried at Arlington National Cemetery Today.
These four were the remains discovered in 2001.
WILLIAM J. SARSFIELD-- 1st Lt., pilot, Philadelphia
CHARLES E. TRIMINGHAN-- 2nd Lt., co-pilot, Salinas, Ca.
ROBERT L. CHRISTOPHERSON-- Tech Sgt., engineer, Blue Earth, Mn.
LEONARD GIONET-- Tech Sgt., radio, Shirley, Mass.
These remains were recovered in 1949
HERMAN H. KNOTT-- 2nd Lt., asst. bombardier, NY
FRANCIS G. PEATTIE-- 1st Lt., bombardier, Beacon, NY
HENRY GARCIA-- Staff Sgt., assistant engineer, Los Angeles, Ca.
ROBERT E. GRIEBEL-- Staff Sgt., asst. radio, Riverton, Wy.
PACE P. PAYNE-- Staff Sgt., gunner, Corsicana, Tx.
The only survivor of the crash was JOSE L. HOLGUIN-- 1st Lt., navigator, Los Angeles, California. He will not be buried with the rest of the crew. I was unable to find out where he was buried, buy imagine it was in Los Angeles.
Heroes, All.
JOSE L. HOLGUIN
These four were the remains discovered in 2001.
WILLIAM J. SARSFIELD-- 1st Lt., pilot, Philadelphia
CHARLES E. TRIMINGHAN-- 2nd Lt., co-pilot, Salinas, Ca.
ROBERT L. CHRISTOPHERSON-- Tech Sgt., engineer, Blue Earth, Mn.
LEONARD GIONET-- Tech Sgt., radio, Shirley, Mass.
These remains were recovered in 1949
HERMAN H. KNOTT-- 2nd Lt., asst. bombardier, NY
FRANCIS G. PEATTIE-- 1st Lt., bombardier, Beacon, NY
HENRY GARCIA-- Staff Sgt., assistant engineer, Los Angeles, Ca.
ROBERT E. GRIEBEL-- Staff Sgt., asst. radio, Riverton, Wy.
PACE P. PAYNE-- Staff Sgt., gunner, Corsicana, Tx.
The only survivor of the crash was JOSE L. HOLGUIN-- 1st Lt., navigator, Los Angeles, California. He will not be buried with the rest of the crew. I was unable to find out where he was buried, buy imagine it was in Los Angeles.
Heroes, All.
JOSE L. HOLGUIN
Another World War II Bomber's Crew Identified-- Part 2
Former Lt. Jose A. Holguin, unfortunately, did not live to see his crew's identification and now internment together. He died of a heart attack in 1994 at age 73. It is a wonder that he survived the crash and imprisonment.
In 2001, a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command group excavated the crash site and found the remains of the four missing crew members: Sarsfield, Trimingham, Christopherson and Gionet. Using DNA and dental records, the remains were identified.
The nine who died will be buried today, September 21st, at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.
At the end of World War II, there were 79,000 US service personnel unaccounted for. Today, that number is down to 73,000. Still a lot, but I am happy to see effort is still being made to locate and identify their remains.
Heroes, All. --DaCoot
In 2001, a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command group excavated the crash site and found the remains of the four missing crew members: Sarsfield, Trimingham, Christopherson and Gionet. Using DNA and dental records, the remains were identified.
The nine who died will be buried today, September 21st, at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.
At the end of World War II, there were 79,000 US service personnel unaccounted for. Today, that number is down to 73,000. Still a lot, but I am happy to see effort is still being made to locate and identify their remains.
Heroes, All. --DaCoot
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