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- Letter from Harold Axtell to Ford Motor Company regarding the Sunken Ford Freighter "East Indian," July 1, 1943 - The United States government requisitioned the Ford Motor Company's ocean-going freighter <em>East Indian</em> for wartime service. Newly fitted with anti-submarine and anti-aircraft guns, the freighter left for the Indian Ocean in May 1942. As the <em>East Indian</em> returned to America, the ship was sunk by a German U-boat. Four lifeboats with survivors were lost, but crew members on a fifth were rescued after being adrift nearly two weeks.
- November 03, 1942
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Harold Axtell to Ford Motor Company regarding the Sunken Ford Freighter "East Indian," July 1, 1943
The United States government requisitioned the Ford Motor Company's ocean-going freighter East Indian for wartime service. Newly fitted with anti-submarine and anti-aircraft guns, the freighter left for the Indian Ocean in May 1942. As the East Indian returned to America, the ship was sunk by a German U-boat. Four lifeboats with survivors were lost, but crew members on a fifth were rescued after being adrift nearly two weeks.