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Person: Fegen, Edward Stephen Fogarty
Name Fegen, Edward Stephen Fogarty
Description A Royal Navy Officer who was awarded the Victoria Cross in WW2 while serving as acting Captain commanding the armed merchantman HMS Jervis Bay. He saved 31 ships of the convoy HX-84 by engaging the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer for 22 minutes before going down with his ship.
Lived Born 8 Oct 1891, Died 5 Nov 1940
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Name The Battle of the Atlantic, The Official Account of the Fight Against The U-Boats, 1939 - 1945
Category Action at Sea
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Published Oct/1946
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