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I can't imagine being a crew member on such a small vessel operating under water.
That was my father in laws "lot", it shortened his life considerably, breathing acid fumes for 3 years burned his lungs, he died in 1962 of emphysema.I can't imagine being a crew member on such a small vessel operating under water.
Sorry to hear that. It took a lot of courage to crawl into a WWII sub.That was my father in laws "lot", it shortened his life considerably, breathing acid fumes for 3 years burned his lungs, he died in 1962 of emphysema.
Lunacy according to my mother in law, as a steel worker he was in a reserved occupation and he wasn't particularly young at 28.I agree Bill. The work you did would have been terrifying enough for any young man, even if we do all think we're invincible when aged 19 or 22, but to be in a steel tube, closed up, under water, with no visual outlook or spacial orientation, battling nature, dirty air, battery fumes etc, and the effects of depth charge attack, must have taken one of two things - sheer guts, or total lunacy !
Both air and sub received an extra $75 monthly hazardous duty pay. It was sheer guts for the sub crew member.I agree Bill. The work you did would have been terrifying enough for any young man, even if we do all think we're invincible when aged 19 or 22, but to be in a steel tube, closed up, under water, with no visual outlook or spacial orientation, battling nature, dirty air, battery fumes etc, and the effects of depth charge attack, must have taken one of two things - sheer guts, or total lunacy !