GREAT AMERICAN SUBMARINERS Captain William R. Anderson - USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571)
Capt. William R. Anderson, an authentic American hero
Nautilus Skipper Dies At 85
Anderson, North Pole pioneer, dies at 85
William Edward Ballou, EMC (SS) - USS NARWHAL (SS-167), USS TRITON (SS-201)
Ballou, William Edward - World War 2 Awards.com
William Edward Ballou - Oneternalpatrol.com
Captain Edward Latimer "Ned" Beach, Jr. - USS TRIGGER (SS-237), USS TIRANTE (SS-420), USS PIPER (SS-409), USS AMBERJACK (SS-522), USS TRITON (SSRN-586)
All Hands Interview
Beach, Edward Latimer, Jr. "Ned" - World War 2 Awards.com
Samuel H. Bledsoe, Jr., TMCM (SS) - USS SKIPJACK (SS-184), USS SEADRAGON (SS-194), USS QUEENFISH (SS-393), USS TORSK (SS-423), USS TAUTOG (SS-199), USS SABLEFISH (SS-303), USS JALLAO (SS-368), USS PATRICK HENRY (SSBN-599), USS CASIMIR PULASKI (SSBN-633), USS JAMES K. POLK (SSBN-645)
Henry Breault (TM2) - O-5 (SS-66)
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient and how he earned the award on O-5 (SS-66) by Ric Hedman.
World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Torpedoman Henry Breault, USN, (1900-1941) - Naval Historical Center Page.
Richard Buchanan - USS PARCHE (SSN-683)
Commander Harry H. Caldwell - USS HOLLAND (SS-1)
Vice Admiral James F. Calvert - USS JACK (SS-259), USS HADDO (SS-255), USS CHARR (SS-328), USS HARDER (SS-568), USS TRIGGER (SS-564), USS SKATE (SSN-578)
Rear Admiral Wreford Goss "Moon" Chapple - USS S-38 (SS-143)
Wreford Chapple, 83, Submarine War Hero Dead
Chapple, Wreford Goss - World War 2 Awards.com
Captain John Philip Cromwell - USS SCULPIN (SS-191)
CNO SUBMARINE HEROES
Biography - Photos
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient (Posthumous)
Cromwell, John Philip - World War 2 Awards.com
John Philip Cromwell - Oneternalpatrol.com
Joseph Cross, SD1 (SS) - USS TIGRONE (SS-419), USS SCORPION (SSN-589)
Joseph Cross - Oneternalpatrol.com
Commander Slade Deville Cutter - USS SEAHORSE (SS-304)
CNO SUBMARINE HEROES
Cutter, Slade D. - World War 2 Awards.com
Vincent L. D'Allesandro TM1 (SS) - USS HARDER (SS-257)
Rear Admiral Jack N. Darby - USS CAIMAN (SS-323), USS DACE (SSN-607), USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (SSBN-600), USS THOMAS JEFFERSON (SSBN-618), USS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (SSBN-640)
RADM J. N. Darby 1985-1987 - former COMSUBPAC.
Lieutenant Commander Lawrence Randall "Dan" Daspit - USS TINOSA (SS-283)
Daspit, Lawrence R. - World War 2 Awards.com
Commander Samuel David Dealey - USS HARDER (SS-257)
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient (Posthumous)
CNO SUBMARINE HEROES
Handbook of Texas Online
Dealey, Samuel David - World War 2 Awards.com
Samuel David Dealey - Oneternalpatrol.com
Rear Admiral Robert Henry English - USS D-3 (ex-SALMON) (SS-19), USS O-4 (SS-65)
RADM R. H. English 1942-1943 - former COMSUBPAC.
English, Robert Henry - World War 2 Awards.com
Robert Henry English - Oneternalpatrol.com
Captain Joseph Francis Enright - USS ARCHERFISH (SS-311)
Captain Joseph Francis Enright, USN, (1910-____) - Naval Historical Center Photo Page.
Enright, Joseph F. - World War 2 Awards.com
Admiral James Fife, Jr.. - USS S-3 (SS-107) , USS R-22 (SS-99), USS N-7 (SS-59) , USS R-19 (SS-96), USS R-18 (SS-95) , USS NAUTILUS (SS-168)
Admiral James Fife, Jr.
Admiral Eugene Bennett "Lucky" Fluckey - USS BARB (SS-220)
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Biography - Photos
RADM E. B. Fluckey 1964-1966 - former COMSUBPAC.
Fluckey, Eugene Bennett - World War 2 Awards.com
Admiral Ignatius J. Galatin - USS HALIBUT (SS-232)
Galantin, Ignatius J. - World War 2 Awards.com
Commander Howard Walter Gilmore - USS GROWLER (SS-215)
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient (Posthumous)
CNO SUBMARINE HEROES
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient (Posthumous)
Gilmore, Howard Walter - World War 2 Awards.com
Howard Walter Gilmore - Oneternalpatrol.com
Commander John Meade Haines - USS NAUTILUS (SS-168) - Marine-Submarine Raider Expedition from August 8, 1942
CNO SUBMARINE HEROES
Haines, John Meade - World War 2 Awards.com
Admiral Thomas C. Hart
Vice Admiral Robert Y. (Yogi) Kaufman - USS SEAWOLF (SSN-575), USS CAVALLA (SSN-684), USS SCORPION (SSN-589) and USS WILL ROGERS (SSBN-659)
Robert 'Yogi' Kaufman, 82; Navy Admiral, Photographer
Commander Alfred L. Kelln - USS RAY (SSN-653)
Rear Admiral Herman J. Kossler - USS CAVALLA (SS-244)
Kossler, Herman J. - World War 2 Awards.com
Vice Admiral Emory Scott Land
Admiral Charles Andrews Lockwood
RADM C. A. Lockwood 1943-1946 - former COMSUBPAC.
Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, Jr - Californians and the Military.
Vice Admiral C.A. Lockwood (ComSubPac) - about the Dutch Submarine Force in World War II.
Captain John T. Lowe - Holland VI
Commander Chester M. "Whitey" Mack - USS LAPON (SSN-661)
Chester M. Mack - Wikiquote.org
USS LAPON (SSN-661) - Wikipedia.org
Rear Admiral Allan R. McCann
Vice Admiral Allan R. McCann, USN (Ret) - ever hear of the McCann Rescue Chamber? Read on.....
Kennaird R. McKee - USS DACE (SSN-607)
Vice Admiral Charles Bowers "Swede" Momsen - developed "Momsen Lung"
Vice Admiral Charles B. Momsen, USN (Ret) - the father of the "Momsen Lung". On 21 May 1951, he reported as Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, in which assignment he served for two years.
Vice Admiral Charles B. Momsen, USN(Retired), (1896-1967) - Naval Historical Center Photo Page.
Charles Bowers "Swede" Momsen - page dedicated to the "Father of Submarine Rescue", Charles Bowers "Swede" Momsen and maintained by his grand-daughter, Helen Hart Momsen.
Navy names destroyer to honor submarine hero!
VADM Charles Bowers "Swede" Momsen
RADM C. B. Momsen 1951-1953 - former COMSUBPAC.
Momsen, Charles B. - World War 2 Awards.com
Commander Dudley Walker "Mush" Morton - USS WAHOO (SS-238)
Biography - Photos
Commander Dudley Morton
Morton, Dudley Walker - World War 2 Awards.com
Dudley Walker "Mush" Morton - Oneternalpatrol.com
Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz - USS PLUNGER (later A-1) (SS-2), USS SNAPPER (later C-5) (SS-16), USS NARWHAL (later D-1) (SS-17), USS SKIPJACK (later E-1) (SS-24)
Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz - his first submarine was USS Plunger (A-1). He successively commanded USS Snapper, USS Narwal and USS Skipjack until 1912. He hauled down his flag at Pearl Harbor on 26 Nov. 1945, and on 15 December relieved Fleet Admiral E.J. King as Chief of Naval Operations for a term of two years.
Biography - Photos - Naval Historical Center Photo Page.
Nimitz, Chester W., Jr. - World War 2 Awards.com
Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz
Rear Admiral Richard Hetherington "Dick" O'Kane - USS TANG (SS-306), USS WAHOO (SS-238)
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Biography - Photos
O'Kane, Richard Hetherington - World War 2 Awards.com
Rear Admiral Richard H. O'Kane
Vice Admiral William F. Raborn, Jr. - USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSBN-598)
Vice Admiral Lawson Paterson "Red" Ramage - USS PARCHE (SS-384)
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
CNO SUBMARINE HEROES
Ramage, Lawson Paterson - World War 2 Awards.com
Vice Admiral Lawson P. "Red" Ramage
Admiral Hyman G. Rickover
Admiral Hyman G. Rickover - was born in Poland on 27 January 1900, just a few months before the American submarine force came into existence. He graduated .... Known as the Father to the Nuclear Fleet.
Admiral Hyman G. Rickover
USS GREENLING (SSN-614) - Wikipedia.org
Captain Paul R. Schratz - USS MACKEREL (SS-204), USS SCORPION (SS-278), USS STERLET (SS-392), USS ATULE (SS-403), USS BURRFISH (SSR-312), USS PICKEREL (SS-524)
Captain Paul R. SCHRATZ - Submarine Veterans' Perspectives, Captain Schratz' memory of being depth-charged.
Rear Admiral Guy H.B. Shaffer - USS GREENLING (SSN-614)
Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, Jr.
Captain George Levick Street III - USS TIRANTE (SS-420)
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
CNO SUBMARINE HEROES
George Street, Medal of Honor WWII Submarine Commander is Dead at 86
George L. Street, 86, Commander of the Submarine Tirante in World War II
Newspaper Notices: Death of Captain Street - text file.
Street, George Levick III - World War 2 Awards.com
Captain Alexander Kelly Tyree - USS BOWFIN (SS-287)
Biography
A fitting tribute for professor, submariner - Capt. Alexander Tyree military funeral
Alexander K. Tyree Submarine Commander obit
Tyree, Alexander Kelly - World War 2 Awards.com
Vice Admiral Eugene P. Wilkinson - USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571)
Rear Admiral Thomas Withers - USS E-1 (SS-24)
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