Coast Guardsman Reports Sub Sinking to Commandant. Vice Admiral Russell R. Waesche, U. S. Coast Guard Commandant, left, gets a first hand account from Lieut. Commander Maurice D. Jester of how the U. S. Coast Guard cutter Icarus, under his command, blew a Nazi U-boat to the surface, engaged it with deck guns and took 33 prisoners. Lieut. Commander Jester, now stationed in Miami, Fla., received the Navy Cross for the exploit.

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