U.S. U-Boat Ace 'passes'

Chief of the Boat · 06-30-07, 09:06 AM

One of our own....

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/0..._obit_070629w/

COB

Spadefish · 06-30-07, 11:32 AM

I had the great privledge and honor of meeting the man twice. The first time was when I was just a kid and my Dad was in the boats. The Admiral was COMSUBPAC at the time and needless to say I was in awe. The second time was a few years ago when he was honored during a football game at Annapolis. He was a personal hero of mine and he will be missed. Rest you oars Admiral and Godspeed....

SteamWake · 06-30-07, 11:36 AM

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Later that month, “in an exceptional feat of brilliant deduction and bold tracking,” Fluckey and the Barb located more than 30 enemy ships. In the battle that followed, the Americans slipped through enemy defenses, scoring direct hits on six of the main targets and blowing up a large ammunition ship, causing “inestimable damage by the resultant flying shells and other pyrotechnics.”

Atta boy !

RIP

ReallyDedPoet · 06-30-07, 12:18 PM

RIP

RDP

Navigator857 · 06-30-07, 12:32 PM

A real hero indeed. However, in the heading for this you call him a "U-Boat" Ace. He did'nt skipper any U-Boats did he?

ReallyDedPoet · 06-30-07, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Navigator857

A real hero indeed. However, in the heading for this you call him a "U-Boat" Ace. He did'nt skipper any U-Boats did he?

Think he was just comparing him to one.

RDP

06-30-07, 09:06 AM	#1
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Navigator857 CTR2 Jack Frost Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Still on Bridge aboard the USS Iowa BB61 Posts: 213 Downloads: 322 Uploads: 0	A real hero indeed. However, in the heading for this you call him a "U-Boat" Ace. He did'nt skipper any U-Boats did he? __________________ "Freedom is not owed, it is bestowed upon those who earn it!" by....ME / QM3 Jack Frost, USS IOWA BB61 - Precom 1983 - 1987 / CTR2 Jack Frost - NSGA Northwest Chesapeake, VA. 1987 - 1994!

06-30-07, 11:32 AM	#2
Spadefish Mate Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 52 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	I had the great privledge and honor of meeting the man twice. The first time was when I was just a kid and my Dad was in the boats. The Admiral was COMSUBPAC at the time and needless to say I was in awe. The second time was a few years ago when he was honored during a football game at Annapolis. He was a personal hero of mine and he will be missed. Rest you oars Admiral and Godspeed....