Read about the Tinosa war patrols here:
Here's a few words expressed by my FIL concerning his war years:
Ron (This is George's look-a-like brother) and I joined the Navy in September, '42. We went to boot camp in San Diego. We were in separate companies. He went into Battleships. He was welterweight boxing champ on the U.S.S. Tennessee.
I went into submarines. Went to sub school at Mare Island. Next stop was Pearl Harbor. Got assigned to the U.S.S. Tinosa. I made seven War Patrols. The first one lasted 33 days. Very short. Something was wrong with the firing pins on the torpedoes. After each patrol the crew went to rest camp. In Honolulu, it was the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. On one patrol we went to Perth, West Australia. Leaving Perth we headed for Borneo. We had some guerilla fighters on board to drop off in Borneo. One of the lookouts didn't spot a Japanese plane coming at us. By the time we submerged, the plane dropped a couple of bombs. One hit the superstructure but didn't explode. It did leave a dent. That patrol lasted 63 days. We patrolled in the South China Sea quite a bit. We received info that a convoy was coming through about two days from where we were patrolling. So we headed for where it was supposed to be. The Skipper said we should intercept between 11:30 and noon and sure enough, we did. One night I was on radar and we picked up a convoy. I got a bottle of whiskey for picking it up. One of the other sailors stole it out of my locker. Always said he would replace it, but never did.
Dave, your Father-in-Law turned out to be one lucky son-of-a-gun, eh?
What memories....something to treasure down through the generations!
Hug that baby for me. I love children so much. I can't have any more, so pictures of babies help me deal with it. LOL Put up some more when you get a chance. :)