CLEVELAND, 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.

The Cod was crammed with 153 sailors until the Dutch crew could be taken to a safe port.

On Saturday, re-enactors will take to rubber boats in Lake Erie to bring the Dutch flag aboard the Cod, as was done in 1945.

The event, open to the public, also will include celebratory cake and refreshments.