My cousin was lost on that boat. Of course, that was years before I was born but my mom, who is turning 93 in December, still remembers him. Still talks about what a handsome boy he was. His name was Charlie Nixon and he was 19 years old. There is a tombstone here, of course the grave is empty, but it is just a sad remembrance of what all of them boys went through and what they gave. There is a family story that he couldn't swim. When it was his turn to show that he could, a friend of his took his place. It wouldn't have mattered here, of course, but it puts a real face on the war and what young men were willing to give up. God Bless them all.
There is a reason they were called the greatest generation. we are free to voice our opinions (at least for a little while longer) because of these great men.
You can not voice your opinion to some extent while in the Service. Now that you are "out" have at it. I can now, call any peeps an idiot if I so desire. Including Officers. I made it through my 21 years on Submarines using one simple phrase. I may not be able to call you an Idiot, but I certainly can think it. God Bless Submariners.
I cry every time I watch these. These brave, beyond brave men who did this, should all be given medals. I don't think I could go under water even a few feet without panicking and screaming like a girl. God bless our Submariners.
This is not the same Growler docked in New York. The sub in the film is SS-215 and was lost at sea in late 1944. The Growler in New York is SSG-577 and had a brief career as the first sub to carry and launch misses at sea. That Growler went on several extensive patrols, but was never in battle.
I have 2 shell back diplomas, 1 from my dad UDT member on sub, an uncle Bill aboard Navy ship. After Bill spent 13 months recovering from Pearl Harbor. note: his brother Tom also survived Pearl Harbor attack in army.. An my dad, their brother Joe joined Navy on 8th, 1941.
Damm good job Richard on posting so many great episodes from the series!! Given the release date(s) of the original TV viewing, the quality of your uploads are most impressive. Thanks for sharing.
Veteran Film, radio, and TV Actors Russ Elliott (Gilmore) and Ed Nelson (sonar) were featured here. Elliott started his career in radio with Orson Welles' Mercury theater, successfully transiting to roles in film (Kelley's Heroes, Towering Inferno) and TV (The Virginian, et al.) and was a WWII US Army vet. Nelson was a post-WWII Navy radioman vet, a stunt man for Roger Corman, performing in films (Swamp Woman, Soldiers in the Rain), and TV (Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, et al.)
Shellback here Crossed in USS Jouett DLG 29 on Dec 12 1972 en route to Singapore for R&R off the SAR gunline in the Tonkin Gulf. Jouett rescued three USN pilots. I was 18 years an 1 month old. Those were the days.
Which boats were they I know 4 sure Harder was one and there is another one 4 sure that actually sunk enemy ships AND subs 2 while lit up by flares & semi surfaced. Those guys were the best of the best outta the west. More guts than brains but they got the jobs done...
As a marine vet i dont think the cap deserved the CMH .. He did not have his deck guns armed with a radar contact on the serfice.. The ex o now he is the one that saved lives and got the boat home...Semper Fi
Subs had a somewhat anemic deck gun. Early in the war they were 3 inch and later most had a single 5 inch gun and it would take many hits to take out even an escort much less a destroyer. Meanwhile, they were in the open with no protection and one well placed round would destroy the subs ability to dive so it was not a practical weapon except for smaller boats.
Seems to be a running USN joke William W Williams.... We had a master Chief same name in fact some 44 years ago... I actually named my cat is named after him because he was such a character like out of cartoons. My cat is his name sake >>>Billy Bubba,,,, Need I even say more when I am high above a civil war field memorial circa 1996 way out in Pennsylvania where I live high above a bluff I am looking down on this Civil war memorial 4 the south and I find some kin folk of mine and a William W Williams.... I gotta scratch my head at this point in time.... Go back 40 some years I get mistakenly misidentified as a police suspect n my way home from work and then I get locked up in a tiny Texas town jail cell with U guessed it Willy William (Billy) Williams.... I am not kidding either.... U just cannot make up stuff like that.... Need I tell anyone about a truck I recently rescued from this old abandoned property the new owners give me an old Ford truck... Guess the name on the title please...
My cousin was lost on that boat. Of course, that was years before I was born but my mom, who is turning 93 in December, still remembers him. Still talks about what a handsome boy he was. His name was Charlie Nixon and he was 19 years old. There is a tombstone here, of course the grave is empty, but it is just a sad remembrance of what all of them boys went through and what they gave.
There is a family story that he couldn't swim. When it was his turn to show that he could, a friend of his took his place. It wouldn't have mattered here, of course, but it puts a real face on the war and what young men were willing to give up. God Bless them all.
All of those boys
There is a reason they were called the greatest generation.
we are free to voice our opinions (at least for a little while longer) because of these great men.
aye aye
not for long. 2023
You can not voice your opinion to some extent while in the Service. Now that you are "out" have at it. I can now, call any peeps an idiot if I so desire. Including Officers. I made it through my 21 years on Submarines using one simple phrase. I may not be able to call you an Idiot, but I certainly can think it. God Bless Submariners.
My grandfather, Clinton Teeters served on that fine submarine. It was an honor to tour his ship with him in NYC 2 times. Very proud of him
I thank your grandfather for his service. Thank you for posting your comment.
@@petesenrab5691 Clinton is still alive and well at 86yrs old. I'll tell him you said thanks. I'm grilling steaks with him in about an hour actually
@@breed4659different growler. This one is on the bottom of the Pacific. It was lost in 44. The Growler you speak of is the 2nd.
God bless the men and women who fought in WW2.
The newspaper guy with glasses looks like 1940's Clark Kent.( Superman).
I cry every time I watch these. These brave, beyond brave men who did this, should all be given medals. I don't think I could go under water even a few feet without panicking and screaming like a girl. God bless our Submariners.
Thank yout for the girls kind and clever
I was a submariner in 1977 and I thank you for the kind remarks. God bless all submariners!
This is not the same Growler docked in New York. The sub in the film is SS-215 and was lost at sea in late 1944. The Growler in New York is SSG-577 and had a brief career as the first sub to carry and launch misses at sea. That Growler went on several extensive patrols, but was never in battle.
Missiles, of course.
I have 2 shell back diplomas, 1 from my dad UDT member on sub, an uncle Bill aboard Navy ship. After Bill spent 13 months recovering from Pearl Harbor. note: his brother Tom also survived Pearl Harbor attack in army.. An my dad, their brother Joe joined Navy on 8th, 1941.
Wow! This is about the most dramatic in the series.
My dad served on the uss howard w Gilmore in key West in the early seventies
I've toured the growler in NYC numerous times. Awesome! It's on display along with the USS intrepid.
Different Growler I believe. The one in NYC is a Regulus missle sub.
at 24;30 it says it was lost with all hands , sad end
Damm good job Richard on posting so many great episodes from the series!! Given the release date(s) of the original TV viewing, the quality of your uploads are most impressive. Thanks for sharing.
Aah, chief O'Hara. Submariners are some kind of special.
Veteran Film, radio, and TV Actors Russ Elliott (Gilmore) and Ed Nelson (sonar) were featured here. Elliott started his career in radio with Orson Welles' Mercury theater, successfully transiting to roles in film (Kelley's Heroes, Towering Inferno) and TV (The Virginian, et al.) and was a WWII US Army vet. Nelson was a post-WWII Navy radioman vet, a stunt man for Roger Corman, performing in films (Swamp Woman, Soldiers in the Rain), and TV (Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, et al.)
Thomas Jr. I agree 100%. I thought that I missed something.. They loved to give the medals to the officers. The higher rank the better.
They don’t make them like this any more. What a pity!
Oh yes there are. I've got five friends up at section 60 in Arlington that would give a lie to what you just said.
The XO, LCDR Arnold Schade, went on to rise to the rank of Vice Admiral, and was COMSUBLANT during the disappearance of the USS Scorpion in 1968.
Great story, brings tears growler lost w/all hands
Nice movie, brave men!
William W. William failed to mention that the middle initial also stands for William. His full name is William William William Jr.
LETS CALL HIM WILLIE WITH THE GREATEST RESPECT
MOST ALL COB DESERVE GREAT RESPECT
Actually it was William Wadsworth Williams. He even looks a little like the actor who played him. www.oneternalpatrol.com/williams-w-w.htm
I read that his middle name is Wadsworth.
What a great crew.
Shellback here
Crossed in USS Jouett DLG 29 on Dec 12 1972 en route to Singapore for R&R off the SAR gunline in the Tonkin Gulf.
Jouett rescued three USN pilots.
I was 18 years an 1 month old.
Those were the days.
My dad's 2 brothers that survived Pearl Harbor along with my dad in UDT are all shellbacks. I've got all they're papers with Davy Jones picture.
My first ship was the Howard W Gilmore-AS16!
The Happy Howie was my first ship, too. Too bad she was reduced to razor blades (in a manner of saying).
She was in Key West when I was 4 years old. My father was on USS Atule and Grenadier in Key West.
Great videos Richard, I remember seeing a couple as a kid.
Alright, who was the thumbs down?
...probably a fat-thumb mistook.
Things didn't go well sadly But at least they got home
My crossing the equator was one hell of a lot ruffer than his! USS BADGER FF-1071 81-86
sponge head SQUID join a real branch
Mine too.
I was in USS Jouett DLG 29.
Crossed Dec 12 1972 en route to Singapore off the SAR Gunline with USN TF 77.7.7.
I was named after an officer of the USS Growler -- Norman Naylor
Great vid!
Who was the sonar man in this one? Looks familiar.
Ed Nelson. He became famous as one of the stars of the hit TV series "Peyton Place."
The hell with the brakes hit the gas!!!!
Which boats were they I know 4 sure Harder was one and there is another one 4 sure that actually sunk enemy ships AND subs 2 while lit up by flares & semi surfaced. Those guys were the best of the best outta the west. More guts than brains but they got the jobs done...
at 9:24, sonar operator is ed nelson, i think
How many torpedoes did those subs carry ? Seems like a lot.
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As a marine vet i dont think the cap deserved the CMH .. He did not have his deck guns armed with a radar contact on the serfice.. The ex o now he is the one that saved lives and got the boat home...Semper Fi
mimograph
When they were too close for torpedoes, why didn't they use the deck gun?
Subs had a somewhat anemic deck gun. Early in the war they were 3 inch and later most had a single 5 inch gun and it would take many hits to take out even an escort much less a destroyer. Meanwhile, they were in the open with no protection and one well placed round would destroy the subs ability to dive so it was not a practical weapon except for smaller boats.
What did the ensign get
Seems to be a running USN joke William W Williams.... We had a master Chief same name in fact some 44 years ago... I actually named my cat is named after him because he was such a character like out of cartoons. My cat is his name sake >>>Billy Bubba,,,, Need I even say more when I am high above a civil war field memorial circa 1996 way out in Pennsylvania where I live high above a bluff I am looking down on this Civil war memorial 4 the south and I find some kin folk of mine and a William W Williams.... I gotta scratch my head at this point in time.... Go back 40 some years I get mistakenly misidentified as a police suspect n my way home from work and then I get locked up in a tiny Texas town jail cell with U guessed it Willy William (Billy) Williams.... I am not kidding either.... U just cannot make up stuff like that.... Need I tell anyone about a truck I recently rescued from this old abandoned property the new owners give me an old Ford truck... Guess the name on the title please...
2:00 “William W. William.”
🙋♂️Would his middle name being William by any chance?
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A lot of them sound like they have old English accents
30000 kreigmariners lost in WW2!
Hmmm! Ramming! Not nice at all!