Auction 85 Part 1
Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 1
Oct 28, 2020
(your local time)
USA
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
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Nearly 1,600 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 343:
USS SQUALUS HERO
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Sold for: $50
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Estimated price:
$100 - $150
Auction house commission: 30%
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USS SQUALUS HERO
LLOYD B. MANESS (1916-1944) Navy submariner. Maness was one of the heroes of the sinking of the USS SQUALUS on May 23, 1939, as he shut a watertight door protecting the forward compartments of the Squalus from flooding. That action also sealed the fate of 26 crewmen who quickly drowned in the aft compartments, including a friend for whom he was to be best man only a few days later. Maness remained in the submarine service, and was himself killed in action on the USS GROWLER. Very rare signature on a card: 'Lloyd B. Maness U.S.S. Sailfish 'No Longer Squalus'. SQUALUS was raised and renamed USS SAILFISH, a submarine that had a very successful war career.
