4 nov 1941 año - First Date (tuesday)

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Radio Program WNYC AM 830
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USS Salinas was Torpedoed by a German U-boat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Salinas_(AO-19)
During August 1941, the AO served as station oiler at NS Argentia, Newfoundland. She joined a convoy for Iceland in September. She arrived at Reykjavík, Iceland early in October and departed that port on 23 October, in ballast, for the mid-ocean meeting point where she rendezvoused with convoy ON 28 on 25 September. From there, the tanker moved west to return to the United States. At 0700 (GCT) on the 30th, her position was 46° 56'N, 37°46'W (about 700 miles (1,100 km) east of Newfoundland) [1]. Visibility was about 1,000 yards (1,000 m). Twelve minutes later, Salinas took a torpedo fired by German submarine U-106 commanded by Hermann Rasch, portside, at her number 9 tank. A second torpedo followed, hitting portside at tanks 2 and 3. Salinas settled to near her loaded waterline and remained there.

A submarine was sighted on the surface at 0730, close aboard on the starboard quarter. The U-boat fired three torpedoes, all misses — two ahead, one astern of the damaged oiler — then submerged. Salinas's stern gun opened fire on the disappearing U-boat, possibly hitting it. USS Du Pont (DD-152) then moved in and dropped a string of depth charges on the submarine's estimated position.

Salinas's crew, having suffered no serious injuries (one man was lightly wounded), began to clear the wreckage. Du Pont and USS Lea (DD-118) stood by. At 1150, the oiler's engineering department signaled "ready to proceed", and, at 1155, Salinas' continued westward with Lea as escort. USCGC Campbell (WPG-32) rendezvoused with the damaged oiler and her escort on 31 September. USS Cherokee (ATF-66) joined them on 2 November, but her services as a tug were not needed; on the evening of 3 November Salinas reached St. John Bay.

From Newfoundland, Salinas moved south, to Brooklyn, New York, for repairs.

http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/19/19019.htm
USS Salinas (AO-19) showing damage incurred when torpedoed, 30 October 1941. View from quarter deck. Port side looking aft. Showing outward bulge of plating caused by first torpedo hit.
US Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 108585

Fiorello H. La Guardia (R) is Elected for 3rd term as Mayor of NYC (He defeated (D) William O'Dwyer)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_mayoral_elections#1941

https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=79425

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiorello_H._La_Guardia#Germany

Don Takes Mia to the Regent Theatre New Jersey and they watch "Citizen Kane".

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