QUESTIONS

ROOSEVELT ROADS

GERARDO PINERO (4811-1996) would like to know if Roosevelt Roads was used as an American sub. base during WW II.

TIEFFENRUDERGÄNGER

MIKE WEBER (3239-1993) would like to know what was stored in the seat used by the two planesmen on a German U-Boat.

ADM Charles Grojean?

JOSE GERALDO CARDOSA DE MELO (4495-1995) is trying to locate the above-named Admiral, as they were friends a long time ago and somehow they lost contact over the years. Grojean was Skipper of a US Navy POLARIS submarine then.

DESIRADE attacked?

JERRY MULLEN (4987-1996) would like information on what he thinks was a U-Boat attack on the French merchant ship DESIRADE off Ireland on or about 5 February 1945. The ship was in convoy, inbound to Liverpool carrying RAF families as well as some Royalty. Princess Alix and Prince Charles of Luxembourg and also Prince Andre de Bourbon were on board.

JERRY says they were in the middle of the convoy and on the afternoon of 5 February, a periscope was sighted 200 feet off their port beam and they started dropping depth charges at once. They also opened fire with 20mm.

Much later, after dark, they were hit. He says that the ship stopped dead in the water and preparations were made to lower lifeboats. He states that there was great confusion but later they decided there was no danger to life. They made it to Liverpool. He was only nine at the time, and his mother told him that the attack was probably because of the Luxembourg Royalty on board.

We are a bit confused here because our files show no attack of any kind at any time by any Axis submarine on this ship. It is therefore a good possibility that DESIRADE struck a mine. Does any Member have information on the loss of the French ship DESIRADE? Please let us know.

RAF 311 (Czech) Squadron

Col. RANDAL HANKLA (4926-1996) is doing research on any German U-Boats that had contact with this Squadron. Who can help with info. especially regarding attacks & counter attacks?

Generations?

ROGER BESAW (4229-1995) would like to know if there are any Third Generation U-BootFahrer - that is anyone who served in the U-Bootwaffe of the Bundsmarine and whose father served in the Kriegsmarine and whose grandfather served in the Kaiserlichemarine.

U-486

MARK SCHROYERS (4845-1996) is doing research on U-486 (Gerhard Meyer) sunk by the Royal Navy submarine HMS TAPIR on 12 April 1945 west of Bergen. Anyone with information?

Roster of Officers & Men

Capt. VERNON JACKSON (4464-1995) is trying to locate a roster of the officers and men on the Merchant Marine vessels during the war, but without much luck. Who can point him in the right direction?