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My name is Jeffrey Crawford and my father is CDR
William H. Crawford Jr.(Ret.) who served on the USS Archerfish
during its construction and first four patrols. My father
recently celebrated his 91st birthday and sends his best wishes
to all who served aboard.
Jeffrey
Crawford
USA - Feb 22, 2010 @ 10:11:50 PST
My father served as an officer on the USS Archerfish
in WWII.
Mary Anne Thornton
USA - Feb 4, 2010 @ 19:50:40 PST
I was just looking up information on my father Kenneth
Fanning. Thank you for the interesting site.
Tom Fanning
Atlanta, GA - Jan 15, 2010 @ 19:11:48 PST
(Webmaster Note: Tom, check your e-mail for reply.)
I served on Archerfish from 1 Aug. 57 to 16 July 58
when I transfered to the Balao. I wanted to set the record
straight. I am not on eternal,YET. I live in the mountains in NE
Pennsylvania on a small 54 acre farm.
William Everly (no
e-mail address given)
Pennsylvania, Nov 11, 2009 @ 08:15:43 PST
(Webmaster Note: Welcome back to Archerfish William. We had you listed as "missing" but did not have you listed on the Eternal Patrol List. I have corrected our records to show you as "found". If you would like to reconnect with the Archerfish Crew, receive our Newsletter and be kept up to date on Archerfish Crew info, send an e-mail to decklog@ussarcherfish.com. Please include your e-mail address and we will get you all set up to receive the Newsletter and a copy of the Archerfish Crew list.)
Read Gallant Lady over the summer. I am trying to
locate LCDR Ken Woods -- he was my Navy JROTC in high school. Big
influence on me -- attending VMI and making a career out of the
Army.
Robert Cody
Stamford, CT - Oct 24, 2009 @ 07:37:49 PDST
Hi shipmates! I hope everyone is enjoying the reunion
and remembers our shipmates that aren't with us anymore. good
luck and smooth sailing. Your pal and ship-mate
"Shades" EMC(SS)USN ret. (65-67)
John Schinnell
Lacey, Washington - Oct 7, 2009 @ 20:26:34 PDST
Just finished "Gallant Lady". The wife
couldn't figure out why I was laughing so much.. Can't believe I
was in PH during that timeframe (61-63) and didn't know about
this. Guess I spent too much time in my favorite watering hole,
the Hukilau. I would have loved the "splice the
mainbrace" with this group.
Rob D Jacobsen
Yakima, Washington - Sept 29, 2009 @ 13:15:05 PDST
(Webmaster Note: Rob, Very glad you enjoyed "Gallant Lady". It was a fun Crew and a great Boat. Thank you for reading our story and taking the time to post in our Decklog.)
My THANKS to all the crew
of this fine submarine (USS Archerfish)...Well done and best
wishes to any remaining members.
Mark Evdemon
Irwin, Pennsylvania - Sept 28, 2009 @ 07:55:30 PDST
73 to a Fine Boat & crew. Ray Terry SO3C USS
Epperson DDE 719, KF6QJP
Arthur "Ray"
Terry
Victorville/Apple Valley, California - Aug 22, 2009 @ 16:43:53
PDST
Gallant Lady is a super book which I enjoyed (listened
to audiobook). My thanks to the brave people who served aboard
the Archerfish during and after WW2. These people helped to
secure our freedom and stabilise world peace after WW2. Many
thanks to you all.
Carl Grimsley
Leicester, UK - August 8, 2009 @ 13:02:48 PDST
(Webmaster Note: Carl, Very glad you enjoyed our story. Thank you for your kind words.)
What was the maximum depth that a Japanese depth
charge could be set to explode at in WW2?
Geoffrey Winston
Beachwood, Ohio - August 7, 2009 @ 19:11:59 PDST
(Webmaster Note: Geoff, try "Googling" the following: "Japanese depth charges maximum depth". You will find some relevant information.)
Served with many of your ships company in other boats.
Tom Dukes
Newport, Oregon - August 5, 2009 @ 14:27:54 PDST
(Webmaster Note: Tom, Your messages will appear in our Archerfish Newsletter. Some Shipmates you know may see your posting and contact you.)
I qualified on the USS Bream [AGSS 243]
in 1967. Am a member of USSVI [USS Snook Base in northwest
Arkansas.] One of our Base members loaned me "Gallant
Lady" which I just started to read. I remember several of my
shipmates applying for duty on the Archerfish in the 1966-67
timeframe. Don't know if they made it or not. DBF
Pete
Rathmell
Garfield, Arkansas - July 25, 2009 @ 14:05:11 PDST
BM3 DD 784
JOHN B.F.SMITH
San Francisco, California - July 14, 2009 @ 00:31:43 PDST
Although I served aboard the USS Thornback (TAD) &
the USS Sennett, the Archerfish was the submarine I qualified on
& I'm proud to be a Archerfish Sailor. This site is a
wonderful tribute to the Grand Ole' Boat & all of it's crews
over the 25 years of service to our beloved country. God bless
all of you !
Dr. Doug Stanaland
Ash, North Carolina - July 3, 2009 @ 02:36:33 PDST
After over 50 years I found Archerfish web site and
was suprised to have my name on the roster with a red mark next
to it. I remember some of the crew members.
John Kump GM3(SS)
Lake Grove, New York - June 28, 2009 @ 15:21:16 PDST
(Webmaster Note: Welcome Home John. The red diamond next to your name on the Sailing List means we had not found you yet. Very glad you found us. Check your e-mail for further info on Archerfish and Crew.)
(remembering)
John D. Moore, FN (SS) worked in the battery shop Subbase Pearl.
He was a great sailor and had the good forutne to become an
Archerfish crew member. I worked in the instrument shop (color
blind). I believe John was from Macon, GA. When he told me he was
going to the Archerfish his smile was even bigger than his
perpetual smile.
Robert Vancil
Gilbert, Arizona - May 28, 2009 @ 20:34:15 PDST
Remembering our Missing Shipmates on this Memorial
Day, 2009 - We honor their memory and thank them for their
service.
Webmaster - May 23, 2009 @ 15:50:00
PDST
Been a while, lost my first wife of almost 50 years,
met a fantastic lady simular situation at a yard sale. WE DON'T
DO YARD SALES , but we do breakfast !!! I asked her she said YES.
WE DID.
Dave Davidson
Dover/Hillsborough, Florida - April 30, 2009 @ 10:28:56 PDST
(Webmaster Note: Dave - Glad to hear from you. Sorry to hear you lost your wife. When you say you met a fantastic lady and she said "yes", does that mean your hitched again? Congratulations! I have sent this update to Pig for the Blast.)
Sorry to hear of the passing of Lloyd W. Maxwell EMC
(SS). Lloyd had been on recuiting duty sometime before coming to
Archerfish and went to recuiting duty when he left. I remember
that he always looked like he had just stepped off of a recuiting
poster. I took some poleroids of his Chiefs initiation and he
asked me to give him copies. I finially sent them just a few
years ago. Larry
Larry D. Meyer
Waverly, Missouri - April 21, 2009 @ 09:10:39 PDST
I was a Shipmate with John Reilly on Scamp (SSN-588).
We have lost contact with him and are concerned about him. If
anyone knows how to contact him or if he is on Eternal Patrol, we
would certainly like to know. I have read the Gallant Lady and
found it to be a great book about a Great Boat and a Great Crew.
Thank you, Lew
Lew Ross
Salt Lake City, Utah - April 17, 2009 @ 16:32:52 PDST
(Webmaster Note: Unfortunately, John Reilly has dropped out of sight. We do not have any new contact info available.)
To my best knowledge, my father, Warren T. Hedrick F1c
was on the Archerfish late 1944 to Sep. 2nd 1945. He just turned
87 years old and does not remember like he used to. I recorded
video's of the Pompanito's at Fisherman's Wharf in S.F. which was
supposed to be a sister sub. He seemed to recognize all of the
interior shots. If anyone can give me more information on crew
members still alive or with any information, I would greatly
appreciate it. Thank you, Tim Hedrick
Timothy T. Hedrick
Fenton, Missouri - April 13, 2009 @ 08:09:27 PDST
Just discovered web site and will be returning.
Clarence (Sam) Patten
Hixson, Tennessee - April 9, 2009 @ 19:08:18 PDST
My father served on the Archerfish when he was
stationed in Key West.
Sammye Banker
Lilburn, Georgia - April 9, 2009 @ 17:09:20 PDST
Just finished reading "Galant Lady". A great
read!!!!
Stephen A. Kinter
MMC(SS)
(location unknown) - April 6, 2009 @ 12:56:51 PDST
Thank You for your service..
Richard R.
Murtagh
New Market, Maryland - April 3, 2009 @ 07:43:32 PDST
I'm trying to find the story of the "goat and the
chicken" which happened in New London,either in '60 or '61.
I was stationed on Nautilus at the time but from 65-67, I was
stationed on Archerfish. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Shipmate "shades"
John A. Schinnell
EMC(SS)USN RET
Lacey, Washington - April 3, 2009 @ 17:32:41 PDST
(Webmaster Note: Our copywrited story is posted on the main page of our Archerfish Website and listed as the "Goat Story" under the Operation Sea Scan banner. Here is the direct link.: http://www.ussarcherfish.com/afishpic/goat.htm. I have added your address to our Archerfish E-Mail List and will send you a copy of the list.
My father, Robert W. Ibach, was a member of the
Archefish. He is on his deathbed as I write this, suffering from
cancer. I am his proud son, Bob, and I want to thank all who have
made this website a tribute to the great men of this submarine
unit. My dad was especially proud of his service during WWII and
some of the stories he told over the years showed just how proud
he was to have been a member. He lived a good life, taught others
so much, and he was my best friend and mentor. I will miss him
greatly, but thanks to this website I know a part of him will
live on. Thank you.
Bob Ibach
Sarasota, Florida - March 27, 2009 @ 22:34:31 PDST
(Webmaster Note: UPDATE 4/8/09 - Shipmate Ibach passed on 4/7/09. Sailor, Rest Your Oar........ )
My grandfather, LTJG James (Jim) M. Thornton, served
on the Archer-Fish during WWII. Knowing the mortality rate on
subs, he still chose to serve on a submarine because the outcome
of battle, for submariners, is either victory and health, or
death ... no returning home mamed or paralized. He once told me
one of his jobs was ordering supplies ... and he accidentally
ordered a zillion cans of peppered beef soup ... and the crew was
so tired of eating that stuff by the end of the tour. (Sorry,
gentlemen!) But somehow later, like Radar O'Reilley, he was able
to obtain an ice cream machine. (You're welcome, gentlemen!)
Another story tells of how grandad and some of the crew wandered
the streets of Tokyo immediatly after the surrender ... a foolish
and dangerous move ... but there was no trouble and he was
treated with respect. After the war, the men working at his
factory respected my grandfather as a war hero. His uniform still
hangs in the closet and photos of the Archer-Fish are still on
his bedroom wall. He died 9/4/96, just days after my birthday ...
he had leukemia and was in no shape to buy a present ... for
which he felt badly. I remember he took my hand and told me I was
"a good kid." He was saying goodbye. This was before I
was old enough to understand and appreciate his service to our
country. I would have been proud to serve with him. I wish I
could tell him that now. James A. Thornton
James Thornton
Louisville, Kentucky - March 21, 2009 @ 16:31:20 PDST
God bless all of you.
Kenneth A. Martinek
Norwalk, Connecticut - February 17, 2009 @ 09:30:20 PST
A friend of Ltjg, Joseph Jasper Bosza. I worked for
Joe at the City of Palo Alto, CA, Electrical department, for 32
years. He never spoke of the sinking of the carrier until years
later. The last I saw of Joe, he lived in Mt. View, California.
George Briggs
Fremont, California - February 15, 2009 @ 17:43:41 PST
In The Galant Lady there was a story about tatoos,
well I have one to share. My dad Don Denning MM1. Had many tatoos
from blue birds on his chest pulling a heart apart to Indian
maidens and Japanese gayshaes on his arms, the sub an dolphins
too, but my favorite one I didn't see until I was 13 or so . We
were in a locker room changing, he got up to walk to the show and
on his left cheek their was a silver bath tub chain with a yellow
cork attached to the end of it. going right up to,well you know.
By far the most original tatoos I've ever seen but for the crew
of the Archerfish just another tatoo. He had a lot of fun with
the nurses at the vets hospital, with that tatoo. Today was his
birthday, happy birthday dad I miss you. Ron Denning
Ron Denning
Eagle, Colorado - February 12, 2009 @ 21:52:57 PST
(Webmaster Note: Great story Ron! Happy Birthtday to your Dad. We miss DR too.)
My dad was one of the members, of the all bachelor
crew during operation Sea scan. It was the high light of his 20
yr. service. He was a submariner for 6 yrs and very proud of his
time on the Archerfish. He also served on the Ramora. He passed
away in Sept. 2008. I miss him but his duty will keep him alive
forever as will the duty of all that have served our great
country. The country he loved so much. His name Donald R.
Denning. Thanks for keeping their memories alive with this web
site. Ron Denning
Ron Denning
Eagle, Colorado - February 9, 2009 @ 21:15:07 PST
USS CUSK SS 348, 1962-1966
Allan M Kilpatrick
Cathedral City, California - February 2, 2009 @ 19:00:27 PST
I wish to make a correction to the 2nd Commission
Sailing list. It states that I was recieved for duty from the
Bluegill and then went to the Guitarro. What it should state that
I was rec fr duty from the Guitarro and the pulled a swap with
Walter Knowles to go to the Catfish SS339. If you look at
Knowles' bio you will see he came from the Catfish. I spent three
years on the Catfish before leaving the Navy to go to college. I
still wear an Archerfish cap along with one from the Uss Cusk
(SSG348), the Bluegill (SS242), the Guitarro (SS363), and the
Catfish (SS339), all boats that I proudly served on. Thanks for
your great web page on such a great SUB. Jack Dunaway
Jack H Dunaway
Hurley, New Mexico - January 30, 2009 @ 07:50:54 PST
(Webmaster Note: The information we have posted is taken from the official Personnel Diaries for Archerfish, on microfilm file, at the National Archives. If swaps occurred as stated, and we have no doubt they probably did, the Yeoman did not correct the record. As far as the history of Archerfish is concerned, and that is what we are maintaining, we leave the records as they stand. They are the only official Naval records for Archerfish that are available.)
Served on A Fish 311 10/ 58- 1/60. Qualified. Very
much a special BOAT to me. First of five (5) smoke boats. All
Sqd. 12 - Seperated Marlin T2 - 1967. If you were on A FISH at
that time PLEASE PLEASE contact me. EMAIL or 813 659 0877. Leave
msg, W/phone # and best time to call. I WILL CALL ASAP. Thank you
and STAY SAFE. Dave
John ( DAVE) Davidson
Dover, Florida - January 25, 2009 @ 20:17:58 PST
(Webmaster Note: Dave - I tried to e-mail you and got a "bounce" on your address. Please send me an e-mail to Archerfish Webmaster so I can send you some A-Fish related info.)
Magnificent story! I am searching for more info
regarding Lt David Bunting...and possible relationship...anyone
out there know?
Dr. Daniel L. Bunting PhD
Cloverdale, California - January 24, 2009 @ 10:49:07 PST
Glad to see the Uncle I'm named for
James D. Coulson listed here. He was an ET3 who transfered to the
1st crew of the Nautilus in Feb 54. I followed Jim and my dad
Gerald into the Navy but in aviation. I went on to serve 30 yrs
in the US Navy. Retired as a Captain in 2007. Thanks for keeping
the information on this site!
James D. Coulson
Hudson, Wisconsin - January 18, 2009 @ 17:33:56 PST
Listening to an audiobook about the
exploits of the Archerfish, and thought I would take a look at
the web site. Youngest son was on a Boomer for a time, so I have
an interest in Submarines.
James W. Somervell
Canton, Michigan - January 12, 2009 @ 22:09:09 PST
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