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To: LindyBill who wrote (257088)7/7/2008 2:13:56 PM
From: Condo  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 794254
 
What sub was he on?
10 patrols on the Drum, 2 on Runner II (Runner I was lost).

He says that the account which best describes his war experience is:
SILENT RUNNING: My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine
by James F. Calvert, Vice Admiral, USN (Ret.)
wiley.com



To: LindyBill who wrote (257088)7/7/2008 3:30:32 PM
From: Condo  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 794254
 
Bill -
I'm more than a little chagrined to realize that I've miscounted and wish to set the record straight. My father was on the first 9 war patrols that Drum (SS-228) made. Then 2 on Runner II (SS-476).

ussalabama.com
multied.com

As you can see, many patrols began from Pearl, later on from Australia.


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