U-305 Sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 49.39N, 20.10W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Wanderer and the frigate Glenarm. 51 dead (all hands lost).
U-544 Sunk in the North Atlantic north-west of the Azores, in position 40.30N, 37.20W, by depth charges and rockets from Avenger aircraft (VC-13) of the US escort carrier USS Guadalcanal. 57 dead (all hands lost). (Alex Gordon)
The German U-boat crews suffered the highest casualty rate of any service of any nation during the war. Being sent to the Atlantic by this time was virtually a death sentence. And yet, the U-boat crews were all volunteers, and the Germans never had a problem with lack of volunteers. Amazing.
U-505 is on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and is well worth a visit. It seems cramped when they take a tour through. I can’t imagine what it felt like with a full crew and provisions for a cruise.