[TEC] Two things...

J0313 · 05-29-17, 07:28 PM

That would have been the Growler there PropB.

propbeanie · 05-29-17, 08:17 PM

Thanks. Memory refuses to serve, and Google doesn't give very good hits with ambiguity...

Bubblehead1980 · 05-29-17, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by J0313

That would have been the Growler there PropB.

Yep Growler rammed a ship.Little different than a Mark 18 torpedo slamming into the side.

J0313 · 05-29-17, 10:05 PM

And if I recall the skipper of that boat received the Medal of Honor posthumously. I cant recall his name right now but I think it started with a " C ".

J0313 · 05-29-17, 10:07 PM

The men back then were made of different stuff. Truly the greatest generation.

05-30-17, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by J0313

And if I recall the skipper of that boat received the Medal of Honor posthumously. I cant recall his name right now but I think it started with a " C ".

Lt. Commander Howard Gilmore

clayton · 05-30-17, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by J0313

And if I recall the skipper of that boat received the Medal of Honor posthumously. I cant recall his name right now but I think it started with a " C ".

Gilmore, who was heavily wounded, yelled "Take her down", sacrificing himself on the bridge to save his boat.

He was definitely, 'The Right Stuff'

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J0313 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 886 Downloads: 1804 Uploads: 0	And if I recall the skipper of that boat received the Medal of Honor posthumously. I cant recall his name right now but I think it started with a " C ".

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