U-85 Beerdigung.jpg
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English: 29 sailors from U-85 were buried Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia, with military honors, the evening of April 15, 1942. Fifty-two prisoners from Fort Monroe, Virginia prepared and later filled in the graves. At 2000, the burial service was read by the Catholic Chaplin, followed by the Protestant Chaplin. The firing party of 24 seamen fired three volleys, and Taps was sounded.
Deutsch: Beisetzung von 29 Besatzungsmitgliedern von U-85 auf dem Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia am Abend des 15.4.1942. Die Gräber waren zuvor von 52 Kriegsgefangenen aus Fort Monroe, Virginia ausgehoben und anschließend wieder verfüllt worden. Um 20 Uhr begann der ökumenische Totenmesse. Eine 24 köpfige Ehrenformation feuerte Salut. |
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