But, most unusual, the flag also featured a kill marking for a train. Yes, a train. On the USS Barb’s final patrol of the war, the eight men in the photo had destroyed a Japanese locomotive ...

The USS Barb, a Gato-class submarine under the command ... the team successfully planted explosives and destroyed an enemy train, marking the only instance in naval history where a submarine ...

Once again, the Navy will have USS Barb in the fleet ... In July 1945, the Barb would claim its final conquest: not a ship at all, but a railroad train. Fluckey sent eight men from the surfaced ...

In the early hours of July 23, 1945, the USS Barb carried ... to sabotage a Japanese train—an audacious act deep within enemy territory. That night, the men of the Barb made history by executing ...

The USS Barb had an unusual target in its sights in 1945 - one that wasn't even in the water. It was a Japanese supply train on the island of Karafuto. National Treasure: The History of the Lie ...