R.I.P

[Tebok]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/01/AR2007070101139.html :cry:


Washington-Post: Rear Adm. Eugene B. Fluckey, one of the greatest naval heroes of World War II who was awarded the Medal of Honor and four Navy Crosses for his daring submarine attacks on Japanese shipping, died June 28 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He was 93 and had Alzheimer's disease.

[aanker]

What an inspiration he was.

I liked to use his method of night surface attack in SHCE
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~tlm/silent/barb_report.html

"Sailor rest your oar"

[simsurfer]

To bad there are not more like him these days. Rest easy sailor your work is done here. Sleep with the Angels.

[clayp]

Geeezz What a hero he was....:up: R.I.P. SIR....

[Sailor Steve]

I loved the listing of his medals, followed by even higher praise: "His greatest achievement, he often said, was that no one under his command ever received another well-known medal: the Purple Heart."

Sail on, sailor.

[Rockin Robbins]

An autographed copy of Thunder Below, given to my wife's grandfather at the '94 subvets convention is one of my most prized possessions.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa293/RockinRobbins13/Silent%20Hunter%204/100_7762.jpg

Admiral Fluckey took Admiral Lockwood's place after the war. Notice that he always gave credit to his crew for his success. He was always most proud of the one medal that neither he nor any of his crew ever received: the purple heart. He was a hero indeed.

[SteamWake]

The only skipper to ever sink a train :rock:

Rest in peace.

[GunnersMate]

The only skipper to ever sink a train :rock:

Rest in peace.
I wonder if that scene in Operation Petticoat came from that. "We sunk a TRUCK ! ! !"

[bookworm_020]

A damm fine skipper and a great leader to boot! RIP!:cry: