UTC  In response to my comment about the historical record being in dispute about targeting lifeboats  Some authors have alleged that Japanese soldiers were specifically targeted by the Wahoo crew others such as the XO Richard OKane who was there stated that they were not in his book Wahoo  If targeting the life boats is in fact a war crime then include a reference to the law and let the facts speak for themselves rather than speculate about the possible actions of a victorious postwar Japan    January