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A 103-year-old Royal Navy lieutenant commander has been sharing stories with Guernsey's Lieutenant Governor of his service ...
Under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Maurice Jester, the cutter Icarus sank a German submarine in less than an hour.
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The Sinking of The Lusitania
In this documentary, we are going to examine the events surrounding probably the most significant sinking of a ship by a ...
Lt. Cmdr. Maurice Jester was awarded the Navy Cross for sinking a German U-boat. (U.S. Coast Guard) On May 8, Icarus left Staten Island, New York, for Key West, Florida. The following day ...
Joining up at the start of the war, London-born Mr Barnes went on to serve for 23 years and said sinking a German U-boat was his biggest contribution to the war effort. Having joined up as a naval ...