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Originally Posted by Rugbyshark
I was raised by my grandfather (Pete Morreale) who was on the USS Batfish during her 6th and 7th patrol (yes that is right the 3 enemy sub sinking record patrols I state proudly). He passed away about 6 years ago but I cherish the thousands of stories he shared with me about the USS Batfish. For years we had a tattered American flag that flew above the ship at our house my grandfather donated to the Batfish museum, I still have the photos of him at the museum during the ceremony. The guys at the park have done a great job and I am taking my wife and 4 boys up this summer to see her.
Richard Morreale
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It is awesome that your grandfather could share this experience with you. It is even better he was able to return the tattered flag that flew over the boat! The Torsk has her WWII flag mounted and framed. The flag is in the aft torpedo room of the Torsk.