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During the summer of 1941 I was finishing up Boot Camp at NEWPORT RI. From the parade grounds you could always see several ships at anchor out in the bay. Once in a while a submarine could be seen. At first sight I was hooked. No sooner than I had written home of my intention, than the USS O-9 is lost with all hands just off Portsmouth NH. Naturally, the family is upset as the USS SQUALUS had gone down losing half her crew in 1939. But I was a headstrong, wise-ass 17 yr old, and that was that. Twelve months later, during June of 1942, the USS S27, my ship, is lost due to a bad situation and not as a result of enemy action. We survive on a deserted island, for six days, close to the big Japanese base at KISKA prior to being rescued by our own forces. My family would learn nothing of this until my next leave in August of 1943. This is one of my stories and I'm sticking to it. - George J.Herold, ex-SM1C(SS), U.S.NAVY, 1941/1949 |
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Master and Commander
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Location: Va.Beach,Va. | Subject: RE: GEORGE HEROLD
Great story,George.
HAND SALUTE........TO....................and THANKS!
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Master and Commander
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Location: Tucson AZ | Subject: RE: GEORGE HEROLD
I'll second that notion, George! Thankyou for your service! |
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Crew
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George, my friend. As many E-mails as we have exchanged, I didn't know about that.  |
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GEORGE HEROLD
