20th of May 2010

On the Shoulders of Giants by Daniel Rean

The stories of WW2 Submariners have become legends on par with the Knights of the Round Table, the Defeat of the Spanish Armada and the Battle of Trafalgar. As long as ships put out to sea, and new sailors pick up the torches of the old, the American submariners of World War II will be remembered, and their legacy allowed a new generation of submariners to reach unlimited heights while standing on the shoulders of giants.   Read more >>

Japan's WW2 Monster Submarine by Irwin J. Kappes

Jules Verne's fictional "Nautilus" submarine had every comfort, including a pipe organ and picture windows. But even Verne's fertile imagination would have been overtaxed by the Japanese monster submarine that made its little-known appearance in WW2.
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The Search for the USS Grunion

In late July, 1942, about 10 miles NE of a Japanese occupied island at the far tip of the Aleutians there was a confrontation between a Japanese freighter and the USS Grunion. The sub was never heard from again. Until August 2006 by the Captain's sons.
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My Grandfather's Letters

These are my Grandfather's letters, some written many years before he joined the war effort, underscoring the difficulty of living in that time. Other letters are written from boot camp, describing a man sometimes confident and proud of his accomplishments, and other times unsure of his place in "this man's army", as he put it. The rest of the letters, at best, hint at the plodding pace of war as he fought in France with Co. L, 3rd Battalion, 314th Infantry Regiment, of the 79th Infantry Division. Because of the censor's watchful eye, his letters are almost benign as they speak of simple things like wishing for hot coffee, fresh pancakes, and music. This site is dedicated to all those who fought bravely, sacrificing much, coming home to a world changed, and to those who never came home, who lie mute beneath rank upon rank of white marble markers and other unmarked places forever known but to their god.