U.S. submarine rescues downed navy flyers. A U.S.

U.S. submarine rescues downed navy flyers. A U.S. Pacific fleet submarine rescues the crew of a Navy plane that was downed in the East China Sea. The men wait aboard their rubber raft. On June 20, 1945, the U.S. Navy announced that its submarines had sunk 1,153 Japanes ships since th eoutbreak of the war, Dec 7, 1941. Of this total, representing well over four and one-half million tons, 167 ships had been sunk during 1945.