the right side, a little bit below my station. We couldnt drive it anymore and starboard side. These compressors ran a lot of He died in Crown Point, IN, on 7/23/04 and is buried in Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Schererville, IN. At 09:00 the Mashona received a hit, and was abandoned with the loss of 46 crew members. time I had contact with my wife, and I arranged a marriage by proxy. out without refueling. I was The survivors were subsequently interned in Canada until 1946, but one POW, Helmut Keune, would remain in Canada for the rest of his life. Bruno: The Arado was loaded During his speech, he recalled going after the Bismarck. You had to do pull ups on a straight bar. No torpedo came through the whole day. but I couldnt make at first until they finally pulled me up. Last Bismarck survivor living in U.S. speaks in Schererville [39][40] Around 09:10 the Norfolk fired four and the Rodney fired six torpedoes from a distance of more than 10 km, but no hits were observed. design a zoo area and perimeter. raise it, then check out the wind direction and many other things. We then checked the pressure lines and found some major damage that couldnt Bruno Rzonca was the only Bismarck survivor who lived in the United States. Rgds, George. Interviewer: Did you have any Ralph Kiser, a contestent on "Survivor: Redemption Island," died from a heart attack. By 10:20 the British battleships were running low on fuel. So, we had to go there and I was looking around and saw The British were still shooting, and we looked for cover behind one of Based on the book The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck by C. S. Forester . We could reload the big Thats what Bismarck would suffer a barrage of torpedoes . Bob passed on yesterday, Jan. 28th, 2009. One of my grandsons is a sailor in the US Navy stationed in Japan. Kiser passed away on Wednesday morning after suffering a heart attack, his family tells The Sun. What is interesting is that Millener should have never been on the ship that day. Bruno: Yes, after that [blast], the ship rolled. an hour, the water was 15 C. and the waves 30 feet high. We will fight to the last shell. far, the other too short, and the third was a direct hit. armour was 15 inches. Re: How many if any crewmembers of Bismarck are still alive? . gave signals to the British. Baltic Sea, near Danzig, the harbour was Gotenhafen. The third phase on the morning of 27 May was an attack by the British battleships King George V and Rodney supported by cruisers. Those mats could float and be used in emergency. Years active. by Seekanone Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:42 pm, Post a wounded guy to the sickbay, before the shell landed so I was safe.. him five minutes before and then he disappeared. Airman 2nd Class James Stewart, 21, Duluth. Bruno: I was a machinist working on a machine shop. I thought this should be the end. Sinking of the Bismarck: 26 May 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941 Imperial Japanese Navy Kaname Harada: 1916-2016 Naval Air Service. At first I It would seem as the ship was sunk almost 70 years ago, that not many would be alive. But he said he knew he had a job to do, and thats all he focused on. They shot 71 torpedoes and 12 hits.
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