Keywords: people monochrome blackandwhite black and white 80-G-55647: Torpedoman Second Class W.F. Garrigus, without orders set the depth charges on safety as the ship went under, thus saving many lives. Garrigus was a survivor of USS Rowan (DD 405) when she was torpedoed by an E-Boat while protecting a convoy of transports at Salerno, Italy. USS Bristol (DD 453) rescued the ship. Photographed by CPU-5, September 14, 1943. (4/28/2015). 80-G-55647: Torpedoman Second Class W.F. Garrigus, without orders set the depth charges on safety as the ship went under, thus saving many lives. Garrigus was a survivor of USS Rowan (DD 405) when she was torpedoed by an E-Boat while protecting a convoy of transports at Salerno, Italy. USS Bristol (DD 453) rescued the ship. Photographed by CPU-5, September 14, 1943. (4/28/2015). |