R.I.P

Tebok · 09-07-08, 02:40 PM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...070101139.html

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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 · 09-07-08, 03:40 PM

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 · 09-07-08, 09:37 PM

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

clayp · 09-07-08, 10:04 PM

Geeezz What a hero he was....

R.I.P. SIR....

Sailor Steve · 09-08-08, 12:00 AM

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 · 09-08-08, 09:34 AM

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

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 · 09-08-08, 09:47 AM

The only skipper to ever sink a train

Rest in peace.

GunnersMate · 09-08-08, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

The only skipper to ever sink a train

Rest in peace.

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

bookworm_020 · 09-08-08, 11:36 PM

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

09-07-08, 09:37 PM	#3
simsurfer Watch Officer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 342 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	To bad there are not more like him these days. Rest easy sailor your work is done here. Sleep with the Angels. __________________

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clayp The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,554 Downloads: 340 Uploads: 0	Geeezz What a hero he was.... R.I.P. SIR.... __________________ clayp

09-08-08, 12:00 AM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	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. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-08-08, 09:34 AM	#6
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	An autographed copy of Thunder Below, given to my wife's grandfather at the '94 subvets convention is one of my most prized possessions. 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. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

09-08-08, 11:36 PM	#9
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	A damm fine skipper and a great leader to boot! RIP! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

09-07-08, 03:40 PM	#2
aanker Pacific Thunder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yellow Sea Posts: 1,896 Downloads: 236 Uploads: 14	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"

09-08-08, 09:47 AM	#7
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The only skipper to ever sink a train Rest in peace.