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From Pearl Harbor to her last and fatal voyage, the heroic story of America's most daring World War II submarine, as told by the only surviving member of her crew - Forest J. Sterling. The USS Wahoo (SS-238) was the most successful submarine in the World War II Pacific Fleet. She was the first to penetrate an enemy harbor and sink a Japanese ship. She was the first to wipe out an entire convoy single-handedly. In her 11 short months of life, Wahoo managed an incredible 21 kills, totaling over 60,000 tons of ships. Then, just 45 minutes before leaving Midway (island) for her last and fatal patrol, Yeoman Forest Sterling was transferred to other duty. The result is this book; Wake of the Wahoo, Sterling's fantastic yet completely authentic account of a remarkable crew, captain and the ship they lived and died for. Wahoo's captain - the aggressive and brave Lieutenant Commander Dudley 'Mush' Morton was the pride of the submarine fleet. He would earn the Navy Cross at the helm of Wahoo. The sub's executive officer - the daring Lieutenant Richard H. 'Dick' O'Kane. O'Kane would later receive the Congressional Medal of Honor in command of the submarine USS Tang. Forest Sterling tells the story as no one else could. Wake of the Wahoo is a true account of American submarine warfare from a man who lived it ... and lived to tell about it.
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Andrew Saxton
reviewed Wake of the Wahoo: The Heroic Story of America¿s Most Daring WW II Submarine, USS Wahoo on April 10, 2020 Wake of the Wahoo
Great story of of submarine warfare in WW2. I think this and Gene Fluckey's Thunder Below are extremely well written accounts on the effectiveness of the Submarine force. Sterling's account is special because the other famous books are written by officers; which is a very different point of view. The Wahoo's captain, Mush Morton, is still remembered today and his cribbage board still sails in the oldest submarine in the US fleet.
US submarines began the war in the Pacific before US production could create enough carriers. They had 1.6% of Navy Personnel and sunk more Japanese tonnage than all other forces combined. They accomplished this despite broken torpedoes and superior technology on Japanese submarines. They sustained higher mortality rates than any other communities in either theatre of WW2- more than the Marines in the South Pacific or the Army on the Western front. Any comprehensive Pacific WW2 history that doesn't spend significant time on this small community communities is inadequate.
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