I don't often post in this area..but for this I'll make an exception...
Links:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...ubmarine_N.htm
(be sure to pass mouse cursor over photos of crewmen.)
http://www.csp.navy.mil/ww2boats/grunion.htm
Why is this important to me?
One of the crewman aboard the Grunion that day shares my family surname and is from the same county and district* as I am ....though I can't make a direct connection. :hmm: I'm fairly certain though we are cousins to some degree. His middle name, with it's odd spelling, is exactly the same as my grandfather's Christian name.
*(there is a mountain, a creek, a road, a school and a cemetery there that carries our shared surname)