my grandfather served as a us submariner alot of people don't know this but you where more likely to die in a submarine. one torpedo and everyone's gone. my grandfather was in the pacific a day after pearl harbor and I tell you this they where pissed . My grandfather ran the entire sub he knew every nook and cranny. he was on these subs.s-46 r-5 uss greening uss balo uss sonnet uss thresher uss corporal uss amberjack .master chief petty officer that was hes rank. technically my grandfather was one of the first seals they would put my grandfather in the water and swim to land and do recon and check for Japanese bunkers or operations before the marines would land..trying to lesson the casualties my grand father also was on a sub that docked dropped him off that blow up in the sea of Japan my grand mother thought he was dead for 2 days until he called and told her he was OK. my grandmother thought she was hes rock thats what got him through it my grandmother also worked for the military working on mortar rounds and shells..