Submarines were responsible for about 55 percent of the tonnage of the Japanese fleets sunk during World War II. The 22 percent casualty rate of U.S. submariners was the highest of the military services. This volume traces the career of the submarine the USS Puffer from the laying of her keel and her commissioning on April 27, 1943, until her departure for the scrap yard in late 1960. Compiled from interviews with former crew members, including the author's father, Donald B. McDonald, as well as other contemporary sources, it follows the crew of the Puffer through nine war patrols. Events…mehr
Submarines were responsible for about 55 percent of the tonnage of the Japanese fleets sunk during World War II. The 22 percent casualty rate of U.S. submariners was the highest of the military services. This volume traces the career of the submarine the USS Puffer from the laying of her keel and her commissioning on April 27, 1943, until her departure for the scrap yard in late 1960. Compiled from interviews with former crew members, including the author's father, Donald B. McDonald, as well as other contemporary sources, it follows the crew of the Puffer through nine war patrols. Events recollected include the First War Patrol, which resulted in a record-setting 38 hour submergence because of enemy fire; the dangerous transfer of torpedoes while surfaced in enemy waters; and the wild bombardment of Japanese shore installations with the 5-inch deck gun. There are numerous wartime photographs and appendices providing a list of awards earned by the crew and a summary of claimed successful attacks. Brief biographies of the seven commissioned officers are also included.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Craig R. McDonald is director of information and data services within the University Division at Indiana University in Bloomington.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Commander John D. Alden, USN (Retired) Foreword by Rear Admiral Maurice H. Rindskopf, USN (Retired) Preface 1. QUALIFYING FOR THE SUBMARINE SERVICE Boot Camp Specialty School Submarine School 2. BUILDING THE PUFFER AND THE BONDING OF THE CREW Submarines in Wisconsin Building the Puffer Plank Owners The Bonding of the Crew Down the Mississippi River Final Training and on to Brisbane 3. THE INITIAL OFFICERS OF THE PUFFER Commander Marvin J. Jensen Franklin G. Hess Lawrence G. Bernard Carl R. Dwyer William M. Pugh II Walter Mazzone Kenneth Dobson 4. THE POLITICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL Torpedo Politics The Physical Environment Lack of Light Sleep Deprivation and Irregular Sleep Perception of Time Heat and Humidity Hypoxia and Carbon Dioxide Poisoning Adrenaline Summary 5. THE FIRST WAR PATROL BEGINNINGS Repairs and Rest at Brisbane The First Attack Bad Weather and Disaster 6. THE DEPTH CHARGING OF THE PUFFER The Dangerous Escorts Caught at Periscope Depth Heat and Humidity Rise Sinking Deeper Waiting It Out Decision Time Surface! Surface! The Puffer's Return Awards 7. THE SECOND WAR PATROL Distorted History Corrected History New Crew and Boat Repairs The New Commander Departure for Subic Bay The First Attack Frustration Again Waiting for Action No Christmas Presents Happy New Year Deck Gun Action 8. THE THIRD WAR PATROL New Crew Members and Training Lombok and Makassar Straits Invasion Scare A Second Chance A Dangerous Destroyer No Contacts and Return to Fremantle 9. R & R AT PERTH AND FREMANTLE Companionship and Craziness The Extreme The Tragic 10. THE FOURTH WAR PATROL New Crew Members Repairs and More Repairs Lifeguard Duty Tawi Tawi-Carrier Carrier Tanker Tanker Mechanical Troubles Resistance in the Sibutu Passage Friendly Natives Awards 11. THE FIFTH WAR PATROL New Men and New Equipment Return to the Makassar Strait Shallow Water Sibutu Passage Basilan Strait Attack Torpedo Transfer Cape Calavite Attack Another Assignment? Awards 30 Days Leave 12. THE SIXTH WAR PATROL A New Commander and a Larger Crew New Weapons and Technology Waikiki Bound Okinawa Dive! Dive! Heavy Seas and Heavy Action A Trap R & R at Guam 13. THE SEVENTH WAR PATROL A Full Boat and Refit Lifeguard Duty A Near Miss Man Overboard! Thirsty Lookouts Air Support Junks Artillery Action Return to Saipan Midway via Wake 14. R & R AT MIDWAY Arrival Fun and Games Navy Cross Victory in Europe Day Training Good-Bye 15. THE EIGHTH WAR PATROL More Personnel Changes Back to Saipan Back to War Tragedy The South China Sea Java Sea and Bali Fremantle R & R in Perth 16. THE NINTH WAR PATROL The Last Departure The Numbers Game Peace The Last Loss 17. BACK TO THE STATES 54 or Bust Subic Bay Wait Off to Pearl Harbor San Francisco Navy Day Celebration Home Again What Next? 18. POSTWAR SERVICE Hawaii Seattle The End of the Puffer Reunions Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Appendix 1. List of Awards Appendix 2. Summary of Claimed Successful Attacks Appendix 3. Postwar Puffer Service Roster Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Commander John D. Alden, USN (Retired) Foreword by Rear Admiral Maurice H. Rindskopf, USN (Retired) Preface 1. QUALIFYING FOR THE SUBMARINE SERVICE Boot Camp Specialty School Submarine School 2. BUILDING THE PUFFER AND THE BONDING OF THE CREW Submarines in Wisconsin Building the Puffer Plank Owners The Bonding of the Crew Down the Mississippi River Final Training and on to Brisbane 3. THE INITIAL OFFICERS OF THE PUFFER Commander Marvin J. Jensen Franklin G. Hess Lawrence G. Bernard Carl R. Dwyer William M. Pugh II Walter Mazzone Kenneth Dobson 4. THE POLITICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL Torpedo Politics The Physical Environment Lack of Light Sleep Deprivation and Irregular Sleep Perception of Time Heat and Humidity Hypoxia and Carbon Dioxide Poisoning Adrenaline Summary 5. THE FIRST WAR PATROL BEGINNINGS Repairs and Rest at Brisbane The First Attack Bad Weather and Disaster 6. THE DEPTH CHARGING OF THE PUFFER The Dangerous Escorts Caught at Periscope Depth Heat and Humidity Rise Sinking Deeper Waiting It Out Decision Time Surface! Surface! The Puffer's Return Awards 7. THE SECOND WAR PATROL Distorted History Corrected History New Crew and Boat Repairs The New Commander Departure for Subic Bay The First Attack Frustration Again Waiting for Action No Christmas Presents Happy New Year Deck Gun Action 8. THE THIRD WAR PATROL New Crew Members and Training Lombok and Makassar Straits Invasion Scare A Second Chance A Dangerous Destroyer No Contacts and Return to Fremantle 9. R & R AT PERTH AND FREMANTLE Companionship and Craziness The Extreme The Tragic 10. THE FOURTH WAR PATROL New Crew Members Repairs and More Repairs Lifeguard Duty Tawi Tawi-Carrier Carrier Tanker Tanker Mechanical Troubles Resistance in the Sibutu Passage Friendly Natives Awards 11. THE FIFTH WAR PATROL New Men and New Equipment Return to the Makassar Strait Shallow Water Sibutu Passage Basilan Strait Attack Torpedo Transfer Cape Calavite Attack Another Assignment? Awards 30 Days Leave 12. THE SIXTH WAR PATROL A New Commander and a Larger Crew New Weapons and Technology Waikiki Bound Okinawa Dive! Dive! Heavy Seas and Heavy Action A Trap R & R at Guam 13. THE SEVENTH WAR PATROL A Full Boat and Refit Lifeguard Duty A Near Miss Man Overboard! Thirsty Lookouts Air Support Junks Artillery Action Return to Saipan Midway via Wake 14. R & R AT MIDWAY Arrival Fun and Games Navy Cross Victory in Europe Day Training Good-Bye 15. THE EIGHTH WAR PATROL More Personnel Changes Back to Saipan Back to War Tragedy The South China Sea Java Sea and Bali Fremantle R & R in Perth 16. THE NINTH WAR PATROL The Last Departure The Numbers Game Peace The Last Loss 17. BACK TO THE STATES 54 or Bust Subic Bay Wait Off to Pearl Harbor San Francisco Navy Day Celebration Home Again What Next? 18. POSTWAR SERVICE Hawaii Seattle The End of the Puffer Reunions Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Appendix 1. List of Awards Appendix 2. Summary of Claimed Successful Attacks Appendix 3. Postwar Puffer Service Roster Bibliography Index
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