The submarines found targets. In a battle with the Japanese escort ship CD-22 on the morning of August 24, 1944, the Harder fired three torpedoes at the ship. All three missed. Then the CD-22 started tracking the Harder and launched four depth charge attacks before sinking the Harder on the fifth try (according to Japanese records).
The location of the Harder's wreck was confirmed by the Lost 52 Project, an effort led by Tim Taylor, CEO of Tiburon Subsea, to find the 52 U.S. subs lost at sea in World War II.
The group had previously located at least six of those subs.
The U.S. Navy's History and Heritage Command (NHHC) reports: "We are grateful that the Lost 52 has given us the opportunity to once again honor the crew of the 'Hit 'em Harder' submarine. (That was the vessel's motto.)
The wreck is "the final resting place of Sailors that gave their life in the defense of the nation and should be respected by all parties as a war grave."
--GreGen
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