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Case of Y.P.-389 June 19, 1942 0235 Y.P.-389 Called all ships in Fifth Naval District saying she was being shelled off Diamond Shoals.
0236 Another call like above direct to the Hatteras Mine Field Patrol.
0237 Hatteras Mine Field Patrol called and said help was on the way.
0237 Y.P.-389 siad she was headed for
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Case Y.P.--389, continued.
069 C.G.C.--462 said that she and the C.S.C....481 had picked up all survivors-approximately 14 or 15.
0657 C.G.C.--481 reported 3 hospital cases of injuries.
0658 Called Section Base (Morehead City) and reported that survivors had been found and that we would need first aid supplies. Asked them to tell N. O. B. at Norfolk that, and that we would need boats to evacuate wounded.
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Case [tear in the page] Y. P.-389 continued.
1150 Informed Disrict that we were sending 4 to Norfolk in plane and one to Morehead City by boat.
217 Informed Morehead City Section Base that there would be one body and one badly injured going to Morehead City, and requested ambulance and hearse.
1345 Picket boat departed for Atlantic with one badly injured man, one doctor, the slightly injured and unijured man. Plane departed prior to that with doctor and 4 or 5 badly injured men.