There were 569 crewmen of Mare Island submarines lost during World War II, including USS Wahoo and USS Tang. Thanks to Myrna Hayes and Larry Maggini, they won’t be forgotten. For the 19th time, a ...
October 11, 1943 - A submarine, later dedicated to the city of Wahoo, was sunk by Japan on Oct. 11, 1943. The submarine was under the command of Lieutenant Commander DW. Morton and 79 other crew ...
In June 1943, a Kentucky congressman walked up to a microphone and gave Japan one of its greatest intelligence victories of WWII.
"No man above or below the waves was as admired-or feared-as this determined naval commander... Among submariners in World War II, Dudley "Mush" Morton stood out as a warrior without peer. At the helm ...