A Hard Occupation
Understandably, the “Silent Service” was one of the U.S. Navy’s riskiest jobs. In total, 52 boats during World War II went down. Planes hit submarines recharging batteries and escort ships then hit them once submerged.
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Not A Book
The niece of Raymond Parks, Gloria Hurney, said, “There’s a book I read, and it says these ships are known only to God. But now we know where the Grayback is.” She no longer believed this book.