My dad, Reg Adams, was the head gunner on the Oakville on Aug.28 1942. He was responsible for disabling the deck gun on the U -94 Sub. He also blew a hole in the conning tower limiting the subs ability to submerge. I know Lawrence and Powell had spent a good deal of time promoting their part in the sinking of the U-94. Unfortunately their story has always been simply about them. There were many heroes on that ship. I have an original photo of the Oakville two days after she limped into Guantonamo Bay. I have a photo of the signatures of four of the prisoners who remained on the Oakville. The others were taken onto a U.S. destroyer. I have the original Star newspaper where several of the sailors were interviewed by the paper on their return to Toronto. In their own words it writes of their responsibilities on that night. I have the words written in my dad's diary on the firing of his four inch gun on the 28th of August, 1942. which did series damage to the U-94.
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My dad, Reg Adams, was the head gunner on the Oakville on Aug.28 1942. He was responsible for disabling the deck gun on the U -94 Sub. He also blew a hole in the conning tower limiting the subs ability to submerge. I know Lawrence and Powell had spent a good deal of time promoting their part in the sinking of the U-94. Unfortunately their story has always been simply about them. There were many heroes on that ship. I have an original photo of the Oakville two days after she limped into Guantonamo Bay. I have a photo of the signatures of four of the prisoners who remained on the Oakville. The others were taken onto a U.S. destroyer. I have the original Star newspaper where several of the sailors were interviewed by the paper on their return to Toronto. In their own words it writes of their responsibilities on that night. I have the words written in my dad's diary on the firing of his four inch gun on the 28th of August, 1942. which did series damage to the U-94.