Under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Maurice Jester, the Coast Guard cutter Icarus, shown here, sank a German U-boat off the North Carolina coast during WWII. (U.S. Coast Guard) After the Japanese ...

Upon discovering that over a thousand Italian POWs were among the passengers, the U-boat commander made the rare decision to return and assist in rescue efforts. Contrary to common belief, German ...

Joining up at the start of the war, London-born Mr Barnes went on to serve for 23 years and said sinking a German U-boat was his biggest ... years since the end of WW2, Mr Barnes, who moved ...