Bruce mbabele@999info.net
Janis Kozlowski of the National Park Service, Anchorage AK has produced a rather remarkable calendar about the WWII war in the Aleutians. The month of January is devoted solely to the Grunion
We have sent a mass mailing notifying people on how they can obtain copies.
If, after you [...]
Bruce mbabele@999info.net
Today marks the 67th anniversary of the loss of the Grunion, a day that 70 young men gave their lives in the service of their country. It was also a day that the lives of wives, parents, sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews and friends would forever be dramatically changed.
Since that day there has been [...]
Bruce mbabele@999info.net
As almost everybody who is familiar with the Grunion story knows the dismal performance of the Mark 14 torpedo was a major contributor to the loss of the sub.
There is a relatively new book out Iron Men & Tin Fish by Anthony Newpower which does an excellent job in describing [...]
Bruce mbabele@999info.net
Takuya Asakura, the reporter for the Asahi Shinbun newspaper has written a superb article that appeared on the front page of that newspaper about one aspect of the Grunion story. An English translation is now available at
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200904040044.html
It is worth reading.
Also See: KISKA PETALS - “I send flowers of this place to you with [...]
Bruce mbabele@999info.net
The problems with the blog have been repaired and the posting of comments can resume.
There is a interesting new development to the Grunion story. Most know that the Grunion attacked three sub chasers and sunk two of them. The 97-year-old wife of the commander of the sub chaser that was sunk [...]