USS Flier 'The Flier Story'

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Richard Damm

10 жыл бұрын

Silent Service

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@stuartosborne6687 4 жыл бұрын

Jim Liddell was my neighbor. Watching this, I realize the bravery of the young men who served. God bless them all!

@perrywatson8505 Жыл бұрын

I figured it up and Chuck Connors was 36 when he made this and this was one year before Rifleman

@allansonio7769 4 жыл бұрын

Salute to the filipino who serve as their guide and allies...Guerillas from Palawan Bolo Battallion..

@paulredinger5830 Жыл бұрын

Very brave men, and helped us beat the Japanese.

@ssPeto 4 жыл бұрын

My father served on the Redfin. He used to to tell me stories about Cy Austin and how they would talk about midwest farming and "back home" subjects while on patrol. He was real quiet about the Flier rescue though. I always believed he thought more about the guys on the Flier who they couldn't help...

@terrillrausch3006 3 жыл бұрын

My gal friends father was cy .... Marshall H Austin skipper of the REDFIN

@ssPeto 3 жыл бұрын

@@terrillrausch3006 My father really liked Cy Austin. He related how they would talk on the bridge about midwest life (my dad was from Iowa). He also said that they got into some situations where they would not have survived but Austin was clever and cool-headed enough to get them out of trouble. So, you can tell your gal friends father that I probably would not be here today except by Cy Austin's ability as a submarine commander. And that I am grateful. Edit: If wanted, I would be able to relate some of those stories specifically. For now, suffice it to say that Austin was aggressive and a great seafarer who knew when to fight, when to run and in one instance when to park the boat in shallow water while the enemy sought them in deep water. :)

@terrillrausch3006 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I'd love to have contact with you I've done alot of research on him and the redfin ......thank you ...I'm messaging Bobbi his daughter now .....

@paulsmith4448 3 жыл бұрын

God bless them all

@paulredinger5830 Жыл бұрын

Anyone that says there not scared going into combat is either crazy, or more likely lying. Once engaged the muscle memory and all that repetitive training kicks in, and you do you job. After it’s over then you get the shakes, and amazed your still alive.

@bobbyfalowski4647 20 күн бұрын

My great uncle Falowski was aboard the Flyer. May he rest in peace along with all of the other men.

@popbuiltitbetter5681 4 жыл бұрын

My great uncle, Radioman 3rd Class Bernard Fite, was on that boat and is now on eternal patrol. Thank you for posting this.

@ghostmost2614 4 жыл бұрын

Special Sailors they are.

@kgirl4078 4 жыл бұрын

That was my uncle too !

@popbuiltitbetter5681 4 жыл бұрын

Kathy simon I take it your from the Fite side? I’m Joe and Margaret’s grandson, Kathleen’s son.

@michaelcuff3418 Жыл бұрын

How could they lose? They had the rifleman on the crew!

@robintorske7929 7 ай бұрын

I've paid a lot of attention to Naval & military history

@robintorske7929 7 ай бұрын

Sorry. Got fat-fingers. Anyway, as I was saying, I've been interested in Navy history since I was a kid. And I served in Naval aviation for 22 years ('72 - '94)... NEVER read or heard a thing about this. Amazing! Wow!

@stephenfarthing3819 9 ай бұрын

My goodness! That was a tough one. Losing the bulk of her crew!

@georgeelliott42 3 жыл бұрын

Music really does it. Lol lol lol lol lol lol

@stevenhj3124 5 ай бұрын

As a former Navy PN3 on USS FOX (DLG33) in Vietnam, I can only say "Well done".

@AndrewVelonis Жыл бұрын

Man, what these guys were capable of, and what they went through!

@johnrogan9420 2 ай бұрын

BARBER SHOP QUARTET AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY....GOOD GRIEF!

@buddylight2191 3 жыл бұрын

Fate: Mined in the Balabac Strait, 13 August 1944

@moonmunster 4 жыл бұрын

I sure hope that cute little puppy stayed at the main base and wasn't on The Flier when it went down. It is bad enough when they kill our guys but when they get the pups, that's when Popeye eats the spinich and you know what happens after that.

@johnrogan9420 2 ай бұрын

CROWLEY WAS MAKING GREAT TIME...18 KNOTS...WHEN HE HIT THE MINE.

@dickylobster 11 ай бұрын

Rest Easy fellow sailors. When I was a 19yo teenager in 1967, I served on the CARP SS338

@dongonzales1036 8 жыл бұрын

The Rifleman @1:19 Chuck Connors?

@michaelcopeland8806 6 жыл бұрын

I know it has been a long time, but yes, that is indeed Chuck Conners.

@paulkenny5052 3 жыл бұрын

the cast of the show is at 25:38. It was a reenactment, and they altered some of the details for the sake of the show, but you get to see the real captain at the end.

@docbailey3265 Жыл бұрын

That bastard killed Carlton Heston.

@th49 Жыл бұрын

Iso help!! Idk who will see this, so it might get a little long. My grandmother was a very quiet and private woman. We had no idea just how much so. A few years ago in her hope chest...after my grandmother, grandfather, and dad all passed... I found a Purple Heart and a Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia pin. The Purple Heart was engraved Eugene W Heller S1c USNR. Come to find out, he was her first husband. They had no children. I am desperately searching for his family. I want them to have these items. My grandmother remarried...their eldest son, my dad, adopted me. I feel his family has more claim to this than I do...besides the fact that it is only right. Considering "time"...I don't feel like I have much left, to find someone that will know anything about him. I come from a long line of military family. I am currently in the process of creating an Honor Wall. It will have photos and flags and medals of all my military family. If I cannot find his family...I will add him to my wall. I have emailed all sorts of people, checked on websites, asked for help from our VA office, and even scoured FB. No luck... I just watched a program on the Indianapolis. Then I discovered a FB page for it...and books about it. That gave me the idea to look for one on the Flier, that led to books and then KZfaq. So here I am...if anyone can help me, I'd greatly appreciate it. His cousin submitted his photo on the website, "On Eternal Patrol". I looked her up...she passed in 2009. He was born in CA, but was in Floyd, IA when he married my grandma. TIA for any assistance.