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Re-enactment of World War II rescue will be staged Saturday at USS Cod Submarine MemorialUpdated 9:22 AM; Posted 9:22 AMA re-enactment of the World War II rescue by the USS Cod submarine of the crew of a Dutch submarine that had run aground, shown here in the unsuccessful attempt to pull it free, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the USS Cod Submarine Memorial. (Photo courtesy of the USS Cod Submarine Memorial)By Plain Dealer staffCLEVELAND, Ohio - A re-enactment of a dramatic rescue of a fellow submarine crew during World War II will be staged at the USS Cod Submarine Memorial, 1201 North Marginal Road, on Saturday at 2 p.m.On July 8-10, 1945, the USS Cod was dispatched to the aid of the Dutch submarine O-19 that had run aground in the Pacific.When the Dutch vessel could not be pulled free, the 56-man crew was transferred to the Cod and the stranded sub destroyed to keep it from falling into enemy hands.Read more at: https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/07/re-enactment_of_world_war_ii_r.html