Sinking of The German Submarine U-154
Soon after the attack on U-490, the escort vessels, operating as usual in concert with aircraft from Croatan, detected another submarine. They attacked 3 July and scored another kill, this time on German submarine U-154. Inch remained on this vital duty, so important in stopping the German submarine menace, until reaching New York 14 May 1945.
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