Battle flag of USS Barb (SS-220) including the train the crew derailed in an operation to the Japanese home islands in World War II. USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park photo Secretary of the ...

In August 1945, eight members of the crew of the USS Barb posed for a photo at Pearl Harbor holding up the submarine’s battle flag. The different patches on the flag represented the boat’s ...

Where does an old sea salt begin in telling the story of the World War II submarine USS Barb? Is it the time the crew sank a Japanese aircraft carrier, or the time it rescued Allied prisoners of ...

It Was Dismantled Task & Purpose has a terrific piece detailing how the USS Barb (SS-220) successfully “sank ... Every member of the crew had volunteered, but given the risks of the mission ...

Their maximum depth ranged between 300 and 400 feet. The Gato-class submarine had a crew complement of 6 officers and 54 enlisted, although this number could vary because of the war. In terms of ...

The USS Barb, a 1,525-ton Gato class ... and some of its crew made raid ashore that destroyed a railroad train. Barb ended World War II among the dozen top-scoring U.S. submarines in terms of ...

The USS Barb, a Gato-class submarine under the command ... a Japanese railway—a daring mission that would earn the crew the prestigious Presidential Unit Citation. Despite an awkward landing ...

On the USS Barb's penultimate patrol ... the Medal of Honor and the crew a Presidential Unit Citation. On its 12th and final patrol, how could the Barb possibly top that? An outside-the-box ...

The first USS Barb, designated SS-220, was deployed in 1943 to the Pacific Fleet during World War II, and "sank 17 enemy vessels, including an aircraft carrier, and even landed troops to blow up a ...

Once again, the Navy will have USS Barb in ... in the air. The Barb's battle flag featured a train in honor of this exploit. In addition to Fluckey's Medal of Honor, Barb crew members earned ...

Fluckey, skipper of the USS Barb. And, no, the sub wasn’t named for his beloved daughter, 72, who lives in the Stonecrest senior community next to The Villages. “The crew loved dad,” Bove said.