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THeoDeN
15-12-2008, 11:09
In November 1942, my grandma founded a strange can in a beach of the coast of Huelva, Spain. The next day, she founded a lot of cans and a big box plenty of food. The third day she founded a body.

That was the rests of the sunk of a allied ship. The body was a tall and blonde american boy.

My grandma founded in the wallet of the body a family photo in which appears the soldier with his family at their home.

She noticed the spanish police and handed the photo.


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From my investigations, the soldier was a sailor of the HMS Avenger, sunk near Huelva at 15 Novemver 1942. I have the list of the crew.

For me, it will be nice to give name to that body, and i think this is the correct place to begin.

If this thread is not in the correct subforum, please, move it.

Thanks

Batstiger
15-12-2008, 12:40
Welcome to the forum Theo, I wish you luck with your quest.
You appear to have put a fair bit of work into it to date and I am sure you have seen this site but I will highlight it for you just in case.

http://www.navsource.org/archives/03/01002.htm

Regards, Bob.