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1942 German U-boat crewman buried in America...
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1942 German U-boat crewman buried in America...

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THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1942

* German U-85 - U-boat crewmen 
* Sunk off North Carolina coast (29 dead)
* First German submarine sunk by U.S. Navy - USS Roper
* Buried w/ military honors at Hampton National Cemetery 
 

The front page has a two column heading: "29 From a Sunken U-Boat Are Buried at Hampton, Va." (see images) Other World War II coverage throughout.
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Background: On July 22, 1942, 29 German U-boat crewmen from U-85 were buried with full military honors at Hampton National Cemetery near Norfolk, Virginia. The U-85 was sunk by the USS Roper off Cape Hatteras on April 14, 1942, with all hands lost. Bodies later washed ashore and were recovered by U.S. authorities. Despite the ongoing war, the burial followed military tradition and the Geneva Convention, with U.S. Navy personnel serving as pallbearers. The graves remain at Hampton as a rare example of German WWII military dead interred in the U.S.
Category: World War II
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