The Rescue of the USS Sarsi Survivors
Unidentified Sarsi crewman being moved from USS Zeal to
landing craft.
Unidentified Sarsi crewman being moved from Zeal to landing craft.
Unidentified Sarsi crewman being moved from Zeal to landing craft.
Unidentified Sarsi crewman being moved from Zeal to landing craft.
Floyd Wheelis, FN, readied to be moved from Zeal to the landing craft.
Survivors being loaded onto Landing Craft from Zeal.
The Landing Craft moves away from Zeal to transfer survivors to the
USS Comstock.
These photos used with the permission of Mr. Ed Fiedler. He was a crewman
aboard the minesweeper, USS Zeal. The photos were extracted from a film taken
by Mr. Fiedler as the Sarsi survivors were transferred from his ship.
Deck Log excerpt-USS COMPETENT
The Transfer of the Survivors to Japan
The Navy Report of the Sinking
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