Tag: May 1942

A mine floats on to Fort Lauderdale beach. Survivors of a torpedoed Dutch ship arrive in Miami. (13 May 1942)

Newspapers: Miami Morning News or The Miami Herald

Page: 1, Section: A

Ninty two ships have been sunk by the Axis along the U.S. coast since 7 December. Attacks have started in the Gulf. (11 May 1942)

Newspapers: Miami Morning News or The Miami Herald

Page: 2, Section: A

An American ship [Norlindo] is torpedoed off Key West. This is the eighth reported ship torpedoed off Florida in a week. [Jurgen Rohwer, Axis Submarine Successes 1939-1945, (Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1983)] (9 May 1942)

Newspapers: Miami Morning News or The Miami Herald

Page: 1, Section: A

A Nicaraguan ship [Sama] is torpedoed off the east coast [Fort Lauderdale]. [Jurgen Rohwer, Axis Submarine Successes 1939-1945, (Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1983)] (8 May 1942)

Newspapers: Miami Morning News or The Miami Herald

Page: 8, Section: A

Crude rubber “biscuits” found floating in the Gulf Stream are worth only 21 cents a pound. (6 May 1942)

Newspapers: Miami Morning News or The Miami Herald

Page: 5, Section: A