Escorting A German Submarine To Cape May
After hostilities with Germany ended, Pillsbury and USS Pope (DE-134) escorted the first surrendered Nazi U-boat, U–858, from mid-Atlantic to Cape May, New Jersey after placing a prize crew aboard.
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