Posted on 05/27/2022 8:12:14 AM PDT by Jacquerie
Amen, Brother!
Submarine service had the highest death rate of any distinct military unit during WWII.
The dangers faced by submariners during World War II are apparent in the high attrition rates. According to one estimate, 1,280 submarines were lost in action or by accident during the Second World War.8 In the U.S. submarine service, about 16,000 officers and enlisted men made war patrols; from among these 3,406 died in action. This amounted to 22% of the force, the highest death rate of any branch of the American armed services.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0843871420904529
I love that hymn.
In Boot Camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Center in 1961, I was assigned to lead my company in that song each evening after taps.
Thank you for your service.
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