The Silent Service in World War II: The Story of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force in the Words of the Men Who Lived It

The Silent Service in World War II: The Story of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force in the Words of the Men Who Lived It

The Silent Service in World War II: The Story of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force in the Words of the Men Who Lived It

The Silent Service in World War II: The Story of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force in the Words of the Men Who Lived It

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Overview

From the naval battle of Guadalcanal to rescuing George Bush Sr. in the Pacific, here are the stories of US submariners in WWII.
 
The Silent Service in World War II tells the story of America’s intrepid submarine warriors in the words of the men who served and fought in the Pacific against Japan. When Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941, the enemy had already deployed naval forces, but the United States was soon able to match them. By 1943, new Gato-class submarines were making a difference, carrying the war not just to the Japanese Imperial Navy, but to the vital merchant fleet that transported essential resources to the island country.
 
Starting with the American victory at Guadalcanal, US submarine forces began to constrict the Japanese sea lanes. Operating independently and in wolfpacks, they attacked convoys operating beyond the range of American airpower, making daring forays even into Japanese home waters. Taking on Japanese warships, as well as rescuing downed airmen—including the grateful first President Bush—US submarines made an enormous contribution to our war against Japan.
 
Aside from enemy action, the sea itself could be an extremely hostile environment—as many of these stories attest. From early war patrols in obsolescent, unreliable S-boats to modern fleet submarines roving the Pacific, the forty-six stories in this anthology offer a full understanding of life as a US Navy submariner in combat.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781612001371
Publisher: Casemate Publishers (Ignition)
Publication date: 01/10/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 281
Sales rank: 156,089
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

Jo Anna Perrin is an audiobook narrator whose readings include Disarming the Narcissist by Wendy T. Behary, You Lost Me There by Rosecrans Baldwin, American Freak Show by Willie Geist, and many others.Tom Perkins is one of Silicon Valley's pioneers. His venture capital firm has financed many famous companies, including Genentech, Compaq, Amazon, AOL, and Google. Perkins lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and has a medieval manor house, complete with moat, in East Sussex, England.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 7

Glossary 10

Introduction 13

Hollywood and American Submarines 18

Part 1 Prewar and Early war Stories (1941-1942)

1 Submarine School Cornelius R. Bartholomew 23

2 Sea Dragon's Prop Wash J. Killin 28

3 A Vanishing Day-dream Cornelius R. Bartholomew 30

4 Operational Readiness on December 7, 1941 Frank E. Perry 33

5 Rest and Recreation Frank Kimball 42

6 The First and Only Patrol of S-27 (SS-132) George J. Herold 48

7 S-37's Voyage Home Robert B. Lander 54

8 Bob Rose and Sargo's Australian Welcome Doug Rhymes 59

9 Escape by Submarine Lucy I. Wilson 63

10 The Doubtful Tale of the S-36 Alfred Sims 67

11 Rivets in the O-2 Stanley Lambkin 69

12 Aground on a Reef Frank Bowman 73

Part 2 Mid-War Stories (1943)

13 Pompon Evades Torpedoes Charles Foskett 79

14 Gun Boss Pay Edward Crawfoot 80

15 Loss of the USS Grenadier (SS-210) Robert W. Palmer 83

16 Midway, Our Refuge of 1943 Jack Quade 87

17 Loose Torpedo at Pearl Harbor James H. Allen 91

18 Second Patrol of the USS Bluefish (SS-222) Edwin J. Shepherd 93

19 S-48, My First Boat Churchill "Jim" Campbell 99

20 The Ryubo's Last Stand John M. Good 105

Part 3 Late War Stories (1944-1945)

21 Submarine on the Loose William Dreher 111

22 USS Ray's Great Conning Tower Flood Hal Moyer 112

23 Ambush on Borneo Ken Harrington 116

24 Pogy's Stowaway W. E. Battenfield 121

25 The Battle of the Philippine Sea Ernest J. Zellmer 125

26 Penny Picked Me Bill Gleason 132

27 Story of the USS Flier Second Patrol and Its Survivors Alvin E. Jacobson 137

28 Left on the Bridge John Paul Jones 163

29 Dying of the Emperor on Palau Norman R. Direy 167

30 Picking Up the Left-overs off Palauig Point R.C. Gillette 170

31 A Total Loss Farrell Stearns 174

32 The Sape Strait Shooting Incident of November, 1944 H. E. Miller 179

33 From the Perspective of an Aviator C. B. Smith 183

34 A Submarine Home Myron Alexander 187

35 My First War Patrol Joseph Corneau 191

36 Bucket Brigade Hank "Nate" Henderson 197

37 Three Submarines in Three Days Hughston F. Lowder 202

38 Bing is Missing Bill Gleason 213

39 Absence Without Leave, March 1945 Joe O'Rourke 217

40 From Kamikaze Attack to Typhoon K. F. Welty 222

41 The Sinking of Hatsutaka Worth Scanland 226

42 The Man Who Never Made a Mistake Jack Blumeberg 228

43 Gabilan's Aviator Robert Talbot 231

44 The Capture of I-401 Alex Leitch 236

45 From Perch to Prisoner B. R. Van Buskirk 239

46 The S-40 Leaves the Atomic Age George Stannard 247

Sources 251

Index 257

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