Local Youth Among Survivors of Mined Ship
Local Youth Among Survivors Of Mined Ship
These four men were among those aboard the Norwegian freighter Ronda who drifted two days in an open boat after their ship struck a mine off the island of Terschelling, North Holland. They were picked up by the Italian ship Providentza and landed at Flushing, Holland. Left to right: Douglas Miller, Ann Arbor; second mate (name unknown); Karl Hilgendorf, graduate of the University of Wisconsin; and First Mate R. Mork. This photo was flown to the United States. Miller, who had been on a bicycle trip in Europe, Is now en route home.
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World War II
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Old News
Ann Arbor News
Douglas Miller
Karl Hilgendorf
R. Mork