With these submarines offshore, people feared that our sparsely inhabited coastline would be ideal for landing parties of German spies or saboteurs. To watch for them: "A beach patrol was formed, and men on horseback rode along the beach to warn of enemy activity. . . Wounded American sailors, whose ships had been sunk by the submarines, occasionally were found on the beach and rushed to the hospital . . . by the townspeople." - Nora Fitzgerald, a local resident.
With these submarines offshore people feared that our sparsely inhabited coastline would be ideal for landing parties of German spies or saboteurs To watch for them "A beach patrol was formed and men on horseback rode along the beach to warn of enemy activity   Wounded American sailors whose ships had been sunk by the submarines occasionally were found on the beach and rushed to the hospital    by the townspeople" - Nora Fitzgerald a local resident