Below are pictures of some of the men I have been fortunate enough to meet while doing my research.  Every one of them volunteered for submarine duty, the most hazardous in the Navy in terms of casualty rate.  They are all true heroes.

Crewmen from the USS Bluegill (SS-242) on the 60th anniversary of their submarine's commissioning, 11 November 2003 (Tony Newpower photo)

Another photo of the crew of the Bluegill.  Capt. Eric Lloyd Barr, Jr., skipper for all six of Bluegill's war patrols, is in the yellow vest.  (Tony Newpower photo)

Tony Newpower with Capt. Barr.  Barr won two Navy Crosses while captain of the Bluegill.  (Tony Newpower photo)

Tony with the late Slade Cutter.  As captain of USS Seahorse, Cutter amassed one of the top scores of the war.  Clay Blair ranks Cutter second in terms of ships sunk during the war.  (Tony Newpower photo)

Submariners