On May 19, 1942, just months after the United States entered World War II, Downs and his family were aboard the Heredia. Within minutes of the torpedo attack, they were fighting for their lives.

Sunken Nazi German U-boat clearly visible for first time. Mary Kinney. Updated July 14, 2016 at 7:16 PM. Copied; ... "In 1942 this German U-boat terrorized the Gulf of Mexico, ...

The U-166, one of dozens of German subs sent to the U.S., sank the Robert E. Lee with one torpedo before the U-boat itself was broken in two by a depth charge from the Lee’s naval escort.

Wreckage of US ship and German U-boat sunk 72 years ago photographed in Gulf of Mexico. ... the Nazi code name for submarine attacks on Allied shipping off U.S. coasts in 1942, ...

Nazi Attack on America. Season 42 Episode 10 | 53m 10s Video has Closed Captions | CC. A sunken German U-boat off the coast of New Orleans tells the story of Operation Drumbeat.

Germany's U-505 submarine was the 1st warship captured by the US Navy in over a century and top secret during World War II.

NEW ORLEANS -- The Gulf of Mexico continues to hold historic World War II treasures, from sunken ships to one of Hitler's U-boats. This week a diving expedition captured new images of the German ...

Nazi Attack on America. A sunken German U-boat off the coast of New Orleans tells the story of Operation Drumbeat. Premiered: 5/7/15 Runtime: 53:10 Topic: ...

A German U-boat. Bundesarchiv While many men made it off, a number of those in the water around the ship were killed or later drowned after at least two depth charges on the ship detonated as it sank.