On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of World War II
Clifford Perske
Rank/Rate Lieutenant, Australian Army Service Number QX22425 Birth Date May 3, 1917 From Maryborough, Queensland, Australia Decorations Submarine USS Bream (SS-243) Loss Date April 4, 1945 Location Sourabaya, Java Circumstances Captured and executed Remarks LT Perske and LT John Sachs were part of Z Special Unit, an Australian Army group that performed special operations. They were carried aboard BREAM, and did not return from a "folboat" (2 man canoe) attack. Post-War records show that they were captured during a raid off Great Masalambo Island and taken to Java, where they were executed. Information courtesy of Dr. Michael Sturma.
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