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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
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