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U.S.S. Proteus, AS-19 underway |
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WW II era picture of submarine sailors. |
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The USS Proteus in Tokyo Bay at the end of WW II with captured Japanese subs. |
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At anchor in Chin Hae, South Korea. |
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In a paint scheme from WW II, the boat is on it's last cruise to America for deactivation. |
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With the missle crane extended. |
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Me and my brother Michael Jordan and Harry Jordan. |
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PRO leaving Guam, i took this one while leaving the ship for Adak. |
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Young, Faggen, and Harry enjoying BBQ. |
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Dowdy on the beach in Guam. |
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Filthy Blase in an unmade rack. NASTY! |
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Bobo is shown here as the boat leaves Guam. Bobo and I were in boot camp, then training in San Diego, then in Japan waiting for the boat, then, room mates after the boat left Guam. |
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Silly John Chittick taking a nap at lunch. |
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Mine and Bobo's "food locker" in the barracks as we await leaving Guam. |
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Doo Dowdy, the man, the myth. |
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Mine and Bobo's fridge in the barracks... Did I mention he was a cook on the boat and we had PLENTY of food stocked! |
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Be getting my BM3, E-4, onboard the PRO. |
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Lunch time in the ghetto!
Before you call the PC cops or NAACP, out of 23 berths in this area of the ship, there were 3 of us white guys. The safest place onboard the boat to sleep!
People were afraid to come back in there at night! |
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Getting dressed on FINE NAVY DAY. |
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My pic of the PRO from Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. |
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Some of the guys on the quarterdeck. |
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Coming back "home" to the boat from liberty in Chin Hae, ROK. |
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Cherry Blossoms in Korea. |
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Me on the bow of the Captain's boat in ROK. |
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Me and my ROK sailor friends, Lee and Lee. |
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Silva annoying people in Chin Hae. |
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Tony Curtis was on the PRO during WW II. |
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Tommy Duncan and shipmates. |
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These WW II era Japanese subs carried airplanes. |
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WW II era ship newsletter |
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Victory in Japan day dinner menu. |
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Victory in Japan day dinner menu. |
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Yokosuka Tiger Team crew... WW II. |
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