Bush rescued by sub.

breadcatcher101 · 10-15-08, 06:26 AM

I saw years back on the History Channel I think film made in WW2 on a US sub that picked up downed pilots. It didn't mention the name of the sub, but it showed President Bush Sr. being helped on board and walking towards the tower. He looked kinda like a wet cat, glad to be alive of course. Although he was much younger you could still tell who he was.

Does anyone know the name of the boat that picked him up?

Sailor Steve · 10-15-08, 06:30 AM

A very quick Google search gave this site, which names the sub as USS Finback (SS-230).
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq10-1.htm

breadcatcher101 · 10-15-08, 06:54 AM

At last I know! Thank you. I have been trying to find the film hoping it would have named the sub that picked him up, never thought to google it--duh!

bookworm_020 · 10-15-08, 07:43 PM

Don't worry too much, we all make the same mistakes now and again!

baggygreen · 10-15-08, 08:20 PM

You know, I never knew that he was involved in ww2?

That makes what, 3 presidents who were involved?? Kennedy, Eisenhower, and Bush.

Are there others? I wouldn't have thought so..

Sailor Steve · 10-15-08, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

Don't worry too much, we all make the same mistakes now and again!

Speak for yourself! I happen to make wholly different mistakes!:rotfl:

Sailor Steve · 10-15-08, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by baggygreen

You know, I never knew that he was involved in ww2?

That makes what, 3 presidents who were involved?? Kennedy, Eisenhower, and Bush.

Are there others? I wouldn't have thought so..

Richard Nixon served as a Navy supply officer in the South Pacific.

Lyndon Johnson won a silver star serving the Navy during the war.

Gerald Ford served as assistant navigator aboard the carrier USS Monterey, and during 'Halsey's Typhoon' (famous because of the book and movie The Caine Mutiny) Ford was instrumental in saving the ship from a catastrophic fire.

Jimmy Carter didn't serve in the war proper, but he was a cadet at the Naval Acadamy during the late war years, graduating in 1947.

Jimbuna · 10-16-08, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

Don't worry too much, we all make the same mistakes now and again!

RickC Sniper · 10-16-08, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by breadcatcher101

At last I know! Thank you. I have been trying to find the film hoping it would have named the sub that picked him up, never thought to google it--duh!

The History Channel should have that archived. Here is a very short video of him being pulled out of his raft.
http://www.history.com/video.do?name...tid=1672070994

August · 10-16-08, 01:51 PM

I get the impression that Presidents who served in shooting wars tend to make better presidents than those who didn't. Obviously there are exceptions but by and large...

10-15-08, 06:26 AM	#1
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Bush rescued by sub. I saw years back on the History Channel I think film made in WW2 on a US sub that picked up downed pilots. It didn't mention the name of the sub, but it showed President Bush Sr. being helped on board and walking towards the tower. He looked kinda like a wet cat, glad to be alive of course. Although he was much younger you could still tell who he was. Does anyone know the name of the boat that picked him up?

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	A very quick Google search gave this site, which names the sub as USS Finback (SS-230). http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq10-1.htm __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Don't worry too much, we all make the same mistakes now and again! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I get the impression that Presidents who served in shooting wars tend to make better presidents than those who didn't. Obviously there are exceptions but by and large... __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	At last I know! Thank you. I have been trying to find the film hoping it would have named the sub that picked him up, never thought to google it--duh!

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baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	You know, I never knew that he was involved in ww2? That makes what, 3 presidents who were involved?? Kennedy, Eisenhower, and Bush. Are there others? I wouldn't have thought so..