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On Sun. 06 Sep 1942 German submarine U-164 sank Canadian ship John A......

1942-09-06

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German submarine U-164 sank Canadian ship John A. Holloway 150 miles northwest of Aruba at 2227 hours; 1 was killed, 23 survived.

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