USS Puffer in World War II: A History of the Submarine and Its Wartime Crew Book

Acknowledgments     vii
Foreword   Commander John D. Alden     1
Foreword   Rear Admiral Maurice H. Rindskopf     3
Preface     5
Qualifying for the Submarine Service
Boot Camp     7
Specialty School     11
Submarine School     13
Building the Puffer and the Bonding of the Crew
Submarines in Wisconsin     16
Building the Puffer     18
Plank Owners     22
The Bonding of the Crew     29
Down the Mississippi River     30
Final Training and on to Brisbane     32
The Initial Officers of the Puffer
Commander Marvin J. Jensen     34
Franklin G. Hess     36
Lawrence G. Bernard     38
Carl R. Dwyer     40
William M. Pugh II     41
Walter Mazzone     41
Kenneth Dobson     42
The Political, Physiological and Psychological
Torpedo Politics     43
The Physical Environment     45
Lack of Light     47
Sleep Deprivation and Irregular Sleep     47
Perception of Time     48
Heat and Humidity     48
Hypoxia and Carbon Dioxide Poisoning     50
Adrenaline     51
Summary     52
The First War Patrol Beginnings
Repairs and Rest at Brisbane     54
The First Attack     56
Bad Weather and Disaster     58
The Depth Charging of the Puffer
The Dangerous Escorts     61
Caught at Periscope Depth     64
Heat and Humidity Rise     68
Sinking Deeper     70
Waiting It Out     72
Decision Time     73
Surface! Surface!     76
The Puffer's Return     78
Awards     80
The Second War Patrol
Distorted History     81
Corrected History     82
New Crew and Boat Repairs     84
The New Commander     86
Departure for Subic Bay     87
The First Attack     88
Frustration Again     89
Waiting for Action     90
No Christmas Presents     92
Happy New Year     93
Deck Gun Action     95
The Third War Patrol
New Crew Members and Training     98
Lombok and Makassar Straits     101
Invasion Scare     102
A Second Chance     103
A Dangerous Destroyer     110
No Contacts and Return to Fremantle     112
R & R at Perth and Fremantle
Companionship and Craziness     114
The Extreme     116
The Tragic     117
The Fourth War Patrol
New Crew Members     120
Repairs and More Repairs     121
Lifeguard Duty     124
Tawi Tawi - Carrier Carrier     130
Tanker Tanker     134
Mechanical Troubles     138
Resistance in the Sibutu Passage     139
Friendly Natives     140
Awards     140
The Fifth War Patrol
New Men and New Equipment     142
Return to the Makassar Strait     144
Shallow Water     147
Sibutu Passage     149
Basilan Strait Attack     153
Torpedo Transfer     154
Cape Calavite Attack     156
Another Assignment?     161
Awards     162
30 Days Leave     162
The Sixth War Patrol
A New Commander and a Larger Crew     166
New Weapons and Technology     170
Waikiki Bound     171
Okinawa     177
Dive! Dive!     180
Heavy Seas and Heavy Action     181
A Trap     186
R & R at Guam     187
The Seventh War Patrol
A Full Boat and Refit     189
Lifeguard Duty     192
A Near Miss     193
Man Overboard!     196
Thirsty Lookouts     197
Air Support     200
Junks     201
Artillery Action     203
Return to Saipan     203
Midway via Wake     206
R & R at Midway
Arrival     211
Fun and Games     213
Navy Cross     216
Victory in Europe Day     220
Training     220
Good-Bye     224
The Eighth War Patrol
More Personnel Changes     226
Back to Saipan     229
Back to War     231
Tragedy     233
The South China Sea     235
Java Sea and Bali     237
Fremantle     240
R & R in Perth     241
The Ninth War Patrol
The Last Departure     248
The Numbers Game     251
Peace     254
The Last Loss     256
Back to the States
54 or Bust     258
Subic Bay Wait      260
Off to Pearl Harbor     267
San Francisco     275
Navy Day Celebration     277
Home Again     279
What Next?     282
Postwar Service
Hawaii     284
Seattle     289
The End of the Puffer     292
Reunions     293
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations     295
List of Awards     301
Summary of Claimed Successful Attacks     303
Postwar Puffer Service Roster     306
Bibliography     309
Index     315