Cross Winner Dies
The First Winner of the Navy Cross in World War II, Cmdr., Maurice David Juster of Chincoteague,Virginia,; was buried yesterday at Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening Times
Cumberland,Maryland
Sept. 6,1957
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.nc-wreckdiving.com/WRECKS/U352/U352.HTML
U-352 incident
While off the coast of Cape Lookout en route to Key West on May 9, 1942, Icarus picked up a contact on sonar, and a torpedo exploded nearby. Icarus anticipated the presumed U-boat's next move and dropped 5 depth charges at the site of the prior torpedo explosion. As sonar picked up a moving target again, Icarus moved to intercept, dropping two more depth charges, apparently hitting their target as bubbles were seen rising to the surface. Passing the spot again, Icarus dropped three more charges. Shortly thereafter, U-352 surfaced, and Icarus opened fire with machine guns and prepared for a ramming maneuver. When the U-boat's crew abandoned ship, Icarus ceased fire, releasing one last depth charge over U-352 as it sank beneath the water.
The only U-boat previously sunk on the East Coast had gone down with all hands, and there were no standing orders concerning the rescue of survivors. Icarus had to call both Norfolk and Charleston before receiving authorization to pick up U-352's survivors. Forty minutes after the incident, Icarus picked up 33 of its crew, including U-352's commander, Kapitänleutnant Hellmut Rathke, and delivered them to the Commandant of the 6th Naval District at Charleston Navy Yard the next day.
For his actions in sinking U-352, Lieutenant Maurice D. Jester, commander of the Icarus, was awarded the Navy Cross.[3] There were only six Coast Guard recipients of the Navy Cross during WWII.[4]
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Chincoteague,Virginia
Chronology
From Lillian Mears Rew
1942 In June, Lieutenant Maurice D. Jester wins a Navy Cross, won decorations for sinking one German Submarine and capturing another with a crew of eighty men.
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Suggested edit: Stories about Maurice David Jester
CHINCOTEAGUE, Friday, September 6, 1947 - Military gravesite services were held yesterday at 10 a.m. in Arlington National Cemetery, Fort Myer, Virginia, for Coast Guard Commander Maurice David Jester, 68, who had been living in Chincoteague for the past 13 years.
Commander Jester was the first person to be awarded the Navy Cross for bravery in World War II. Near the beginning of the war, he was commanding a ship which sank a German submarine off Cape Lookout, North Carolina, and captured 35 of the German crew.
Born in Chincotheague, he was the son of the late Elijah A. and Ann Elizabeth Jester. In 1917 he enlisted in the Coast Guard and served in various states until his retirement in 1944, when he returned to Chincoteague.
Commander Jester was a member of Christ Methodist Church, Accomac Lodge 243 of the AF & AM, Royal Arts Chapter 73 of the Masonic Order, and American League Post 139 all of Chincoteague. His wife, Mrs. Nora Jester, survives him.
Other survivors include five children, M. Franklin Jester of Chincotheague, Floyd Jones Jester of Miami, Florida, C. Baynard Jester of San Francisco, California, Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Croati of Boston, Massachusetts, and Mrs. Marcia Ciaque of Staten Island, New York.
Others are four brothers, all of Chincotheague, Ralph, C. Ray, Elijah A. Jr., and Edwin Jeter, and nine grandchildren.
Commander Jester died August 31 in the Public Health Hospital, Baltimore, after a long illness. He had been in the hospital for a week. A short funeral service was held Monday night in the Clark Funeral Home, Chincoteague.
Added by bruceyrock632 · May 30, 2014
The First Winner of the Navy Cross in World War II, Cmdr., Maurice David Juster of Chincoteague,Virginia,; was buried yesterday at Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening Times
Cumberland,Maryland
Sept. 6,1957
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.nc-wreckdiving.com/WRECKS/U352/U352.HTML
U-352 incident
While off the coast of Cape Lookout en route to Key West on May 9, 1942, Icarus picked up a contact on sonar, and a torpedo exploded nearby. Icarus anticipated the presumed U-boat's next move and dropped 5 depth charges at the site of the prior torpedo explosion. As sonar picked up a moving target again, Icarus moved to intercept, dropping two more depth charges, apparently hitting their target as bubbles were seen rising to the surface. Passing the spot again, Icarus dropped three more charges. Shortly thereafter, U-352 surfaced, and Icarus opened fire with machine guns and prepared for a ramming maneuver. When the U-boat's crew abandoned ship, Icarus ceased fire, releasing one last depth charge over U-352 as it sank beneath the water.
The only U-boat previously sunk on the East Coast had gone down with all hands, and there were no standing orders concerning the rescue of survivors. Icarus had to call both Norfolk and Charleston before receiving authorization to pick up U-352's survivors. Forty minutes after the incident, Icarus picked up 33 of its crew, including U-352's commander, Kapitänleutnant Hellmut Rathke, and delivered them to the Commandant of the 6th Naval District at Charleston Navy Yard the next day.
For his actions in sinking U-352, Lieutenant Maurice D. Jester, commander of the Icarus, was awarded the Navy Cross.[3] There were only six Coast Guard recipients of the Navy Cross during WWII.[4]
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Chincoteague,Virginia
Chronology
From Lillian Mears Rew
1942 In June, Lieutenant Maurice D. Jester wins a Navy Cross, won decorations for sinking one German Submarine and capturing another with a crew of eighty men.
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Suggested edit: Stories about Maurice David Jester
CHINCOTEAGUE, Friday, September 6, 1947 - Military gravesite services were held yesterday at 10 a.m. in Arlington National Cemetery, Fort Myer, Virginia, for Coast Guard Commander Maurice David Jester, 68, who had been living in Chincoteague for the past 13 years.
Commander Jester was the first person to be awarded the Navy Cross for bravery in World War II. Near the beginning of the war, he was commanding a ship which sank a German submarine off Cape Lookout, North Carolina, and captured 35 of the German crew.
Born in Chincotheague, he was the son of the late Elijah A. and Ann Elizabeth Jester. In 1917 he enlisted in the Coast Guard and served in various states until his retirement in 1944, when he returned to Chincoteague.
Commander Jester was a member of Christ Methodist Church, Accomac Lodge 243 of the AF & AM, Royal Arts Chapter 73 of the Masonic Order, and American League Post 139 all of Chincoteague. His wife, Mrs. Nora Jester, survives him.
Other survivors include five children, M. Franklin Jester of Chincotheague, Floyd Jones Jester of Miami, Florida, C. Baynard Jester of San Francisco, California, Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Croati of Boston, Massachusetts, and Mrs. Marcia Ciaque of Staten Island, New York.
Others are four brothers, all of Chincotheague, Ralph, C. Ray, Elijah A. Jr., and Edwin Jeter, and nine grandchildren.
Commander Jester died August 31 in the Public Health Hospital, Baltimore, after a long illness. He had been in the hospital for a week. A short funeral service was held Monday night in the Clark Funeral Home, Chincoteague.
Added by bruceyrock632 · May 30, 2014
Cross Winner Dies
The First Winner of the Navy Cross in World War II, Cmdr., Maurice David Juster of Chincoteague,Virginia,; was buried yesterday at Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening Times
Cumberland,Maryland
Sept. 6,1957
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.nc-wreckdiving.com/WRECKS/U352/U352.HTML
U-352 incident
While off the coast of Cape Lookout en route to Key West on May 9, 1942, Icarus picked up a contact on sonar, and a torpedo exploded nearby. Icarus anticipated the presumed U-boat's next move and dropped 5 depth charges at the site of the prior torpedo explosion. As sonar picked up a moving target again, Icarus moved to intercept, dropping two more depth charges, apparently hitting their target as bubbles were seen rising to the surface. Passing the spot again, Icarus dropped three more charges. Shortly thereafter, U-352 surfaced, and Icarus opened fire with machine guns and prepared for a ramming maneuver. When the U-boat's crew abandoned ship, Icarus ceased fire, releasing one last depth charge over U-352 as it sank beneath the water.
The only U-boat previously sunk on the East Coast had gone down with all hands, and there were no standing orders concerning the rescue of survivors. Icarus had to call both Norfolk and Charleston before receiving authorization to pick up U-352's survivors. Forty minutes after the incident, Icarus picked up 33 of its crew, including U-352's commander, Kapitänleutnant Hellmut Rathke, and delivered them to the Commandant of the 6th Naval District at Charleston Navy Yard the next day.
For his actions in sinking U-352, Lieutenant Maurice D. Jester, commander of the Icarus, was awarded the Navy Cross.[3] There were only six Coast Guard recipients of the Navy Cross during WWII.[4]
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Chincoteague,Virginia
Chronology
From Lillian Mears Rew
1942 In June, Lieutenant Maurice D. Jester wins a Navy Cross, won decorations for sinking one German Submarine and capturing another with a crew of eighty men.
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Suggested edit: Stories about Maurice David Jester
CHINCOTEAGUE, Friday, September 6, 1947 - Military gravesite services were held yesterday at 10 a.m. in Arlington National Cemetery, Fort Myer, Virginia, for Coast Guard Commander Maurice David Jester, 68, who had been living in Chincoteague for the past 13 years.
Commander Jester was the first person to be awarded the Navy Cross for bravery in World War II. Near the beginning of the war, he was commanding a ship which sank a German submarine off Cape Lookout, North Carolina, and captured 35 of the German crew.
Born in Chincotheague, he was the son of the late Elijah A. and Ann Elizabeth Jester. In 1917 he enlisted in the Coast Guard and served in various states until his retirement in 1944, when he returned to Chincoteague.
Commander Jester was a member of Christ Methodist Church, Accomac Lodge 243 of the AF & AM, Royal Arts Chapter 73 of the Masonic Order, and American League Post 139 all of Chincoteague. His wife, Mrs. Nora Jester, survives him.
Other survivors include five children, M. Franklin Jester of Chincotheague, Floyd Jones Jester of Miami, Florida, C. Baynard Jester of San Francisco, California, Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Croati of Boston, Massachusetts, and Mrs. Marcia Ciaque of Staten Island, New York.
Others are four brothers, all of Chincotheague, Ralph, C. Ray, Elijah A. Jr., and Edwin Jeter, and nine grandchildren.
Commander Jester died August 31 in the Public Health Hospital, Baltimore, after a long illness. He had been in the hospital for a week. A short funeral service was held Monday night in the Clark Funeral Home, Chincoteague.
Added by bruceyrock632 · May 30, 2014
The First Winner of the Navy Cross in World War II, Cmdr., Maurice David Juster of Chincoteague,Virginia,; was buried yesterday at Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening Times
Cumberland,Maryland
Sept. 6,1957
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.nc-wreckdiving.com/WRECKS/U352/U352.HTML
U-352 incident
While off the coast of Cape Lookout en route to Key West on May 9, 1942, Icarus picked up a contact on sonar, and a torpedo exploded nearby. Icarus anticipated the presumed U-boat's next move and dropped 5 depth charges at the site of the prior torpedo explosion. As sonar picked up a moving target again, Icarus moved to intercept, dropping two more depth charges, apparently hitting their target as bubbles were seen rising to the surface. Passing the spot again, Icarus dropped three more charges. Shortly thereafter, U-352 surfaced, and Icarus opened fire with machine guns and prepared for a ramming maneuver. When the U-boat's crew abandoned ship, Icarus ceased fire, releasing one last depth charge over U-352 as it sank beneath the water.
The only U-boat previously sunk on the East Coast had gone down with all hands, and there were no standing orders concerning the rescue of survivors. Icarus had to call both Norfolk and Charleston before receiving authorization to pick up U-352's survivors. Forty minutes after the incident, Icarus picked up 33 of its crew, including U-352's commander, Kapitänleutnant Hellmut Rathke, and delivered them to the Commandant of the 6th Naval District at Charleston Navy Yard the next day.
For his actions in sinking U-352, Lieutenant Maurice D. Jester, commander of the Icarus, was awarded the Navy Cross.[3] There were only six Coast Guard recipients of the Navy Cross during WWII.[4]
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Chincoteague,Virginia
Chronology
From Lillian Mears Rew
1942 In June, Lieutenant Maurice D. Jester wins a Navy Cross, won decorations for sinking one German Submarine and capturing another with a crew of eighty men.
===============================
Suggested edit: Stories about Maurice David Jester
CHINCOTEAGUE, Friday, September 6, 1947 - Military gravesite services were held yesterday at 10 a.m. in Arlington National Cemetery, Fort Myer, Virginia, for Coast Guard Commander Maurice David Jester, 68, who had been living in Chincoteague for the past 13 years.
Commander Jester was the first person to be awarded the Navy Cross for bravery in World War II. Near the beginning of the war, he was commanding a ship which sank a German submarine off Cape Lookout, North Carolina, and captured 35 of the German crew.
Born in Chincotheague, he was the son of the late Elijah A. and Ann Elizabeth Jester. In 1917 he enlisted in the Coast Guard and served in various states until his retirement in 1944, when he returned to Chincoteague.
Commander Jester was a member of Christ Methodist Church, Accomac Lodge 243 of the AF & AM, Royal Arts Chapter 73 of the Masonic Order, and American League Post 139 all of Chincoteague. His wife, Mrs. Nora Jester, survives him.
Other survivors include five children, M. Franklin Jester of Chincotheague, Floyd Jones Jester of Miami, Florida, C. Baynard Jester of San Francisco, California, Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Croati of Boston, Massachusetts, and Mrs. Marcia Ciaque of Staten Island, New York.
Others are four brothers, all of Chincotheague, Ralph, C. Ray, Elijah A. Jr., and Edwin Jeter, and nine grandchildren.
Commander Jester died August 31 in the Public Health Hospital, Baltimore, after a long illness. He had been in the hospital for a week. A short funeral service was held Monday night in the Clark Funeral Home, Chincoteague.
Added by bruceyrock632 · May 30, 2014
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