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re: This Week in WWII History - The Submarine War
Posted on 10/21/18 at 9:21 pm to ctiger69
Posted on 10/21/18 at 9:21 pm to ctiger69
Not so fun fact.
The US submarine force had the highest casualty rates of all units in WWII
Some of the skippers earned a Medal of Honor (posthumously)
I was a modern navy submariner and think the WWII sub guys were badass
Das Boot FTW
The US submarine force had the highest casualty rates of all units in WWII
Some of the skippers earned a Medal of Honor (posthumously)
I was a modern navy submariner and think the WWII sub guys were badass
Das Boot FTW
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Posted on 10/21/18 at 9:39 pm to TheGasMan
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Funny, I can’t imagine how shitty it would have been being stationed on some boring arse surface ship.
My BIL spent 25 years in the navy and never set foot on a ship. He went to work for a defense contractor as a field engineer and they sent him to sea on an aircraft carrier.
Posted on 10/21/18 at 9:53 pm to Jim Rockford
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I've toured the US WWII submarine on display at Mobile. Much more cramped than in the movies. It would be like living in a long, narrow RV with 100 other men and never going outside.
I've been in that sub also, and it is unbelievably cramped. I could never have served on one. I do know a couple guys from back home who served on subs, and they have my respect.
Posted on 10/21/18 at 9:58 pm to Jim Rockford
i have also many years ago.
I have also toured the German U-boat on display at the Chciago Museum of Science and Industry... and seen the enigma machine...
I have also toured the German U-boat on display at the Chciago Museum of Science and Industry... and seen the enigma machine...
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