Scariest stories are when I was on USS Cobbler, you can read about them at USS Cobbler Harold Garland and Lee Hutchens tells it all. I was aboard for all the accidents and one more scary part that wasn’t mentioned was when we were operating as a target for Task Group Alfa (ASW hunter killer group) I was on the helm at battle stations and the CO was on the scope and all of a sudden he goes balistic screaming down scope down emergency and just as we got down the Carriers screws could be heard going over us. The Skipper said all he could see was solid grey in the scope. I had brown skivvies after that one. I have rec’d some good news from my old boss on Cobbler that the Skipper Frank Clifford has retired from the navy as a Capt and living out his retirement in Melbourne Fla. I also notice that DEX Armstrong has gotten into this site. We served together on Requin and have been to 2 reunions so far, and hope to have many more. DEX has quite a few stories to tell.
Vic “Sparks” Casciola
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fufl3LsbSMM