Parents: Josephine (Burdette) and Charles Austin ADELMAN
Sibling: Hester (Esther?) Jane ADELMAN
Spouses: Myrtle M. (unknown surname) and Ruth Anna BROMAN, married Sep 12, 1934 in Bessemer, Gogebic, MI
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USMM
Service No: Z 262634
Award: Mariners Medal
Address of Record: Rib Lake, WI
The SS Hahira was an American steam-powered tanker owned by Atlantic Refining Co. of Philadelphia, PA. The tanker left New York on Oct 24, 1942 with a cargo of 8985 tons of fuel oil (equal to 63,000 barrels) bound for Great Britain.
RAYMOND CHARLES ADLEMAN had signed on as Able Seaman (A.B.), and on November 3, 1942, he was on board as the Hahira was sailing from Halifax to Great Britain in Convoy SC-107. The convoy was comprised of 39 ships from seven different countries. On Oct 29th, the convoy was discovered by a 'wolf pack' of 15 German submarines (known as u-boats); this particular wolf pack was named 'Veilchen.' The u-boats shadowed the convoy, initiating its first attack late on Nov. 1st and into the early hours of the 2nd. Six British and three Greek freighters were sunk and one u-boat sustained light damage. Rain and a heavy mist on the 2nd prevented u-boat contact with the convoy.
As Nov 3rd dawned, the convoy was about 400 miles south of Cape Farewell, Greenland. Just after dawn, U-521 fired a spread of three torpedoes at the convoy. Lookouts on the Hahira observed a torpedo track pass ten yards ahead of the ship and another passed off the stern. A third torpedo struck the Hahira in one of the tanks on the starboard side, causing an explosion that blew the back of the ship away and sprayed flaming fuel oil over the remaining part. Fire suppressant extinguished most of the flames and the crew began leaving the ship in three lifeboats and a raft. They were picked up by the Stockport, a British rescue ship. On the 8th, the 53 survivors, including RAYMOND CHARLES ADLEMAN, arrived at Reykjavik (Icelend) where they awaited repatriation. One Armed Guard and two crewmen did not survive the initial attack.
On the 18th, fourteen of the survivors were on the SS Parismina, bound for Boston, when a torpedo from U-624 struck the ship on the starboard side and sunk it. Three men from the Hahira, including RAYMOND CHARLES ADLEMAN, and 17 from the Parismina were lost.
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Epilogue: An unsuccessful attempt was made by one of the escort vessels to scuttle Hahira with gunfire. U-521 accomplished the feat later, sinking the tanker with two coups de grace.
Fifteen of the thirty-nine ships that made up Convoy SC-107 were lost over a four-day period, making it the heaviest loss of ships from any trans-Atlantic convoy through the winter of 1942-43.
The lives of 150 men of the Allied Forces were also lost. The Germans lost two u-boats and 100 men.
Sibling: Hester (Esther?) Jane ADELMAN
Spouses: Myrtle M. (unknown surname) and Ruth Anna BROMAN, married Sep 12, 1934 in Bessemer, Gogebic, MI
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USMM
Service No: Z 262634
Award: Mariners Medal
Address of Record: Rib Lake, WI
The SS Hahira was an American steam-powered tanker owned by Atlantic Refining Co. of Philadelphia, PA. The tanker left New York on Oct 24, 1942 with a cargo of 8985 tons of fuel oil (equal to 63,000 barrels) bound for Great Britain.
RAYMOND CHARLES ADLEMAN had signed on as Able Seaman (A.B.), and on November 3, 1942, he was on board as the Hahira was sailing from Halifax to Great Britain in Convoy SC-107. The convoy was comprised of 39 ships from seven different countries. On Oct 29th, the convoy was discovered by a 'wolf pack' of 15 German submarines (known as u-boats); this particular wolf pack was named 'Veilchen.' The u-boats shadowed the convoy, initiating its first attack late on Nov. 1st and into the early hours of the 2nd. Six British and three Greek freighters were sunk and one u-boat sustained light damage. Rain and a heavy mist on the 2nd prevented u-boat contact with the convoy.
As Nov 3rd dawned, the convoy was about 400 miles south of Cape Farewell, Greenland. Just after dawn, U-521 fired a spread of three torpedoes at the convoy. Lookouts on the Hahira observed a torpedo track pass ten yards ahead of the ship and another passed off the stern. A third torpedo struck the Hahira in one of the tanks on the starboard side, causing an explosion that blew the back of the ship away and sprayed flaming fuel oil over the remaining part. Fire suppressant extinguished most of the flames and the crew began leaving the ship in three lifeboats and a raft. They were picked up by the Stockport, a British rescue ship. On the 8th, the 53 survivors, including RAYMOND CHARLES ADLEMAN, arrived at Reykjavik (Icelend) where they awaited repatriation. One Armed Guard and two crewmen did not survive the initial attack.
On the 18th, fourteen of the survivors were on the SS Parismina, bound for Boston, when a torpedo from U-624 struck the ship on the starboard side and sunk it. Three men from the Hahira, including RAYMOND CHARLES ADLEMAN, and 17 from the Parismina were lost.
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Epilogue: An unsuccessful attempt was made by one of the escort vessels to scuttle Hahira with gunfire. U-521 accomplished the feat later, sinking the tanker with two coups de grace.
Fifteen of the thirty-nine ships that made up Convoy SC-107 were lost over a four-day period, making it the heaviest loss of ships from any trans-Atlantic convoy through the winter of 1942-43.
The lives of 150 men of the Allied Forces were also lost. The Germans lost two u-boats and 100 men.
Parents: Josephine (Burdette) and Charles Austin ADELMAN
Sibling: Hester (Esther?) Jane ADELMAN
Spouses: Myrtle M. (unknown surname) and Ruth Anna BROMAN, married Sep 12, 1934 in Bessemer, Gogebic, MI
~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~
USMM
Service No: Z 262634
Award: Mariners Medal
Address of Record: Rib Lake, WI
The SS Hahira was an American steam-powered tanker owned by Atlantic Refining Co. of Philadelphia, PA. The tanker left New York on Oct 24, 1942 with a cargo of 8985 tons of fuel oil (equal to 63,000 barrels) bound for Great Britain.
RAYMOND CHARLES ADLEMAN had signed on as Able Seaman (A.B.), and on November 3, 1942, he was on board as the Hahira was sailing from Halifax to Great Britain in Convoy SC-107. The convoy was comprised of 39 ships from seven different countries. On Oct 29th, the convoy was discovered by a 'wolf pack' of 15 German submarines (known as u-boats); this particular wolf pack was named 'Veilchen.' The u-boats shadowed the convoy, initiating its first attack late on Nov. 1st and into the early hours of the 2nd. Six British and three Greek freighters were sunk and one u-boat sustained light damage. Rain and a heavy mist on the 2nd prevented u-boat contact with the convoy.
As Nov 3rd dawned, the convoy was about 400 miles south of Cape Farewell, Greenland. Just after dawn, U-521 fired a spread of three torpedoes at the convoy. Lookouts on the Hahira observed a torpedo track pass ten yards ahead of the ship and another passed off the stern. A third torpedo struck the Hahira in one of the tanks on the starboard side, causing an explosion that blew the back of the ship away and sprayed flaming fuel oil over the remaining part. Fire suppressant extinguished most of the flames and the crew began leaving the ship in three lifeboats and a raft. They were picked up by the Stockport, a British rescue ship. On the 8th, the 53 survivors, including RAYMOND CHARLES ADLEMAN, arrived at Reykjavik (Icelend) where they awaited repatriation. One Armed Guard and two crewmen did not survive the initial attack.
On the 18th, fourteen of the survivors were on the SS Parismina, bound for Boston, when a torpedo from U-624 struck the ship on the starboard side and sunk it. Three men from the Hahira, including RAYMOND CHARLES ADLEMAN, and 17 from the Parismina were lost.
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Epilogue: An unsuccessful attempt was made by one of the escort vessels to scuttle Hahira with gunfire. U-521 accomplished the feat later, sinking the tanker with two coups de grace.
Fifteen of the thirty-nine ships that made up Convoy SC-107 were lost over a four-day period, making it the heaviest loss of ships from any trans-Atlantic convoy through the winter of 1942-43.
The lives of 150 men of the Allied Forces were also lost. The Germans lost two u-boats and 100 men.
Sibling: Hester (Esther?) Jane ADELMAN
Spouses: Myrtle M. (unknown surname) and Ruth Anna BROMAN, married Sep 12, 1934 in Bessemer, Gogebic, MI
~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~
USMM
Service No: Z 262634
Award: Mariners Medal
Address of Record: Rib Lake, WI
The SS Hahira was an American steam-powered tanker owned by Atlantic Refining Co. of Philadelphia, PA. The tanker left New York on Oct 24, 1942 with a cargo of 8985 tons of fuel oil (equal to 63,000 barrels) bound for Great Britain.
RAYMOND CHARLES ADLEMAN had signed on as Able Seaman (A.B.), and on November 3, 1942, he was on board as the Hahira was sailing from Halifax to Great Britain in Convoy SC-107. The convoy was comprised of 39 ships from seven different countries. On Oct 29th, the convoy was discovered by a 'wolf pack' of 15 German submarines (known as u-boats); this particular wolf pack was named 'Veilchen.' The u-boats shadowed the convoy, initiating its first attack late on Nov. 1st and into the early hours of the 2nd. Six British and three Greek freighters were sunk and one u-boat sustained light damage. Rain and a heavy mist on the 2nd prevented u-boat contact with the convoy.
As Nov 3rd dawned, the convoy was about 400 miles south of Cape Farewell, Greenland. Just after dawn, U-521 fired a spread of three torpedoes at the convoy. Lookouts on the Hahira observed a torpedo track pass ten yards ahead of the ship and another passed off the stern. A third torpedo struck the Hahira in one of the tanks on the starboard side, causing an explosion that blew the back of the ship away and sprayed flaming fuel oil over the remaining part. Fire suppressant extinguished most of the flames and the crew began leaving the ship in three lifeboats and a raft. They were picked up by the Stockport, a British rescue ship. On the 8th, the 53 survivors, including RAYMOND CHARLES ADLEMAN, arrived at Reykjavik (Icelend) where they awaited repatriation. One Armed Guard and two crewmen did not survive the initial attack.
On the 18th, fourteen of the survivors were on the SS Parismina, bound for Boston, when a torpedo from U-624 struck the ship on the starboard side and sunk it. Three men from the Hahira, including RAYMOND CHARLES ADLEMAN, and 17 from the Parismina were lost.
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Epilogue: An unsuccessful attempt was made by one of the escort vessels to scuttle Hahira with gunfire. U-521 accomplished the feat later, sinking the tanker with two coups de grace.
Fifteen of the thirty-nine ships that made up Convoy SC-107 were lost over a four-day period, making it the heaviest loss of ships from any trans-Atlantic convoy through the winter of 1942-43.
The lives of 150 men of the Allied Forces were also lost. The Germans lost two u-boats and 100 men.
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