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[StartQuote] Matt; Welcome! Yes MAS 562 was captured by PT 308 and PT 309, (PT 308, LT Charles Murphy Skipper/ENS Vern Peak Exec, was the lead boat with OTC LT. John Newell on board. PT 309 was trail boat LTjg Wayne Barber Skipper/LTjg William F. "Bill" Pleasants Exec), on night of 29/30 June 1944 off the northeast coast of Elba. The action is written up in At Close Quarters by CAPT Robert J. Bulkely Jr. page 320-321, with the same photo Jeff posted. After a 10 mile gun battle one of the two MAS boats lost speed. When the PT's closed the MAS, the crew (14 Germans and RSI Italians)went over the side in a life raft, the crew included the German Naval Commander of La Spezia. The boat was on fire so PT 308 and PT 309, with their prisoners left the boat to burn and sink. An aircraft reported it still floating the next day, so PT 306 (LT Thomas Creede Skipper/LTjg Edward Goweg Exec), went out and towed it back to Bastia. I don't know if a specific evaluation report was done on this boat. If it is in the after action report or the intelligence report, it might not be more than just a few paragraphs. Hope this helps. Take care, TED [EndQuote]
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