I could watch this type of docudrama all day long, it’s incredible how the war produced such incredibly dangerous but almost fantastical events, but having watched many many hours of documentary films about WWII I am rarely surprised by events that occurred during that brutal and devastating war. Thanks for sharing this interesting informative and entertaining episode with us. 👍.
I ran into this series when I was living one of the darkest times of my life. My heart was failing and I had several near death experiences. At the same time I was going through a divorce and horrible work stress. These stories some how helped me to go through that time and I especially liked the episode that told Thomas's personal story.
I work at the Daily News for Years with a ☆Silent Service Sailor,☆ and a ☆Guadalcanal Marine ☆ They were Courageous and Patriotic Men that took no Nonsense and had a great sense of Humor, Two of the Greatest Generation God Bless Them.☆ USS Pilot Fish ☆SS-386
@@jstetzer01 The man I worked with was a Radioman First Class Jack Martin a Courageous Sailor he took care of the Christmas Tree all Year long, God Bless Them All.
@@jstetzer01 my great uncle was a b-29 flight engineer in the southwest pacific theater taking off from India and the like. I plan on joining the navy after college this semester
Sgt Alfred Carvill,USMC...6 MONTHS ON GUADACANAL...THEN EVERY ISLAND JUMP AFTER SURVIVING GUADACANAL...MALARIA..DYSENTERY...TICKS...TOUGH AS NAILS WITH A HEART OF GOLD...MY FATHER IN LAW!
My grandpa and Dad are both Navy Veterans, WWII/Korea and Vietnam, respectively. When I was six or seven they took me downtown to visit the Cod (I have visited her MANY times since). There happened to be a gentleman present who served on her in WWII and he took me everywhere on that ship, even areas that aren’t open to the public (if memory serves me correctly he was a volunteer staff member). He also told me lots of stories, this being one of them. I will never forget that, I just wish I was old enough at the time to truly appreciate it because I should’ve peppered him with questions for hours on end. I mean I did ask him the generics such as “what was it like?” and “Were you scared?” The kind of questions one would expect from a first grade kid.
Submariners love to talk about their boats. To anyone interested in the wonder that they are. If you get a chance Visit a Retired Servicemen home. They would love it. Millions of stories of yesteryear. God Bless Submariners
I've been aboard the USS Cod. It is an awesome submarine. It is parked here in Cleveland right by a Burk lakefront airport. When I was in the Cub scouts back in the 70s we toured it. I was only 12 and it seems small to me then. I can only imagine how crowded it would be with 80 adults on it.
Grandpa Frank had this video on a VHS along with other documentaries of the USS Cod, it was awesome to watch this and listen to his first hand account of this
I live in Cleveland Ohio. The USS Cod is docked downtown in lake Erie right next to Burke Lakefront Airport. When I was a kid in the boy scouts I got to go inside the USS Cod. It is still in great condition. I know they fired the deck gun a couple years ago. Also a while ago they sailed the submarine to Erie PA for reconditioning of the hull. It is an awesome little boat. There is not much room insidr. I don't know how 80 to 90 men could be comfortable going out at sea for months of the time especially during wartime. I was very impressed by this old boat.
My mother was born in 1948.I have read true stories of submarines in world war II and so I can say thank you for everything you and the crews of ww2 submarines you are heroes and let no one say otherwise.
When this series was on television I watched it religiously. Thought at the time I wanted to serve aboard one of those boats. Navy wanted me to enlist for 6 years, but a year before HS graduation one of the Nuclear Subs was lost. Decided I wanted to be an air crewman instead just before leaving for boot camp. Recruiter screwed up my training. Only aircraft I flew in was a chopper on border patrol around GTMO and a C-130 on a leave flight home through Norfolk, VA. This was filmed on the USS Sawfish. A FOP Lodge 70 Brother was stationed on the Sawfish.
If you are talking about the USS Thresher. It's going down might have changed your carrier plans but it also contributed to the Navy revamping the design and building methods for all Submarines to follow. It was a sad way to learn a lesson but we did and now quality control AKA Sub-Safe, is the top priority for every sub from the time the kneel is laid to its decommissioning.
Donald Hill, Unfortunately, in any branch of the military, and for that matter, civilian life, it can and does take a major accident or tragic loss of life to instigate changes in how things are designed built and operated, and I doubt whether it is any consolation to the loved ones of such events that their loss will probably save the lives of many other people. I lost an old friend when the helicopter he was flying aboard and doing a routine airborne test of it crashed killing everyone aboard, and it was not long before it was discovered that a vital part of a gearbox had been incorrectly fitted by a company that had carried out a major overhaul of the gearbox, after further inspections on other aircraft it was discovered that quite a few had incorrectly components, had the helicopter not crashed when it did many others could, more likely would, have died, after this tragic loss the system of overhauling these gearboxes and quite a few other related items was completely and utterly changed. It is unfortunate and saddening that it had to happen as it did but at least nobody else had to die before the fault was discovered and rectified. RIP PW, Lest We Forget, even though this was a peacetime accident I believe that PW and those that died that day should be remembered just as we remember those that die in combat.
@@allandavis8201 We were lucky but Boeing learned a painful lesson when a 737 turned into a convertible above 10,000 feet. The pilots brought the plane back and it landed safely but a flight attendant flew out of the plane andva search by coast guard, fire department and surface vessels failed to recover a body. There were thousands of microfractures that had gotten too large and went past sections to prevent microfractures from growing. There were a number of planes with similar microfractures and new inspection requirements for all aircraft were adopted.
drmayeda1 Thank you for clearing the air and making more sense in a few minutes than the FAA has made in a few decades . Especially with their mentality & poor processes of rushing through approvals of planes .
I loved EVERY second of this show BUT when the Cod's captain looked through his periscope and saw an eye-level view of squadrons of incoming Japanese aircraft, I was stunned at the 80 years of technological differences in film productions entirely and instantly. Who, then-to-now, noticed the tiny detail that sub's periscopes don't deliver birds-eye-views of the enemy aircraft at 10,000 feet, but generations later of naval submariners and naval aviators? Just saying.
the war was just over and tv brand new, guess what? neat film like this all the time, while tv figured out what it wanted to be when it grew up. me, I went to a diesel sub.
I thought that vicious dog was supposed to be guarding something underneath him... That's what it sounded like & it would've made for a better Hollywood ending.
Head over to the USS Razorback in North Little Rock, Arkansas. She is my qual boast and very nearly authentic to her original design. Besides, it's a cool area to visit!
@@daleburrell6273 didn't mean to offend. Proud to have served 6 years in the US navy 3 years on ddg. I'm 74 years old. Only regret i didn't the navy career
1950's special effects. It was easier to show a clear level picture of planes in flight then to explain how the captain could ID planes based on what he actually saw.
The look on their faces when the chinaman told them they were eating grasshoppers, lol!!! A chinaman named Morales??? I thought that was a hispanic name....hm.
You don't know your ass from your face. Also you do not know stukas from American planes I looked at them and they are not stukas. Get an education you clusterfuck asshole
@@randymagnum143 High probability he was not. Not many played back in those days compared to the 80's and after. If you thought I was a bass player hahahah you;d be wrong. I am a factory worker.
The phony and embarrassing jingoist hoo-ha of 'Murka's 20th-Century military yaps is precisely the rubbishy bravado of the miserable chicken-hawks for their 35 disastrous, unilateral, uninvited, immoral, and utterly BOTCHED military failures after 1946 to the present day. Total Amerikan dead in corporate Amerika’s contrived and criminal wars after 1946: 133,779.
@@randymagnum143 #1 Don't post if y'all have nothing more than a 5th-grade education. #2 The truth apparently bothers you. #3 Don't play in the traffic.
I could watch this type of docudrama all day long, it’s incredible how the war produced such incredibly dangerous but almost fantastical events, but having watched many many hours of documentary films about WWII I am rarely surprised by events that occurred during that brutal and devastating war. Thanks for sharing this interesting informative and entertaining episode with us. 👍.
I ran into this series when I was living one of the darkest times of my life. My heart was failing and I had several near death experiences. At the same time I was going through a divorce and horrible work stress. These stories some how helped me to go through that time and I especially liked the episode that told Thomas's personal story.
These old t.v. series are great to watch again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes I've always loved these old war stories 😍❤️
Yes indeed 🤩👏
I work at the Daily News for Years with a ☆Silent Service Sailor,☆ and a ☆Guadalcanal Marine ☆ They were Courageous and Patriotic Men that took no Nonsense and had a great sense of Humor, Two of the Greatest Generation God Bless Them.☆ USS Pilot Fish ☆SS-386
My Uncle Gilbert served on the Pilotfish SS 386 during WW2 in the Pacific. Before that he was on the Mackerel SS 204. I retired Army 1SG in 2002.
@@jstetzer01 The man I worked with was a Radioman First Class Jack Martin a Courageous Sailor he took care of the Christmas Tree all Year long, God Bless Them All.
@@jstetzer01 my great uncle was a b-29 flight engineer in the southwest pacific theater taking off from India and the like. I plan on joining the navy after college this semester
@@jstetzer01 😍❤️God bless you all and thanks for your service 👏👏👏
Sgt Alfred Carvill,USMC...6 MONTHS ON GUADACANAL...THEN EVERY ISLAND JUMP AFTER SURVIVING GUADACANAL...MALARIA..DYSENTERY...TICKS...TOUGH AS NAILS WITH A HEART OF GOLD...MY FATHER IN LAW!
My grandpa and Dad are both Navy Veterans, WWII/Korea and Vietnam, respectively. When I was six or seven they took me downtown to visit the Cod (I have visited her MANY times since). There happened to be a gentleman present who served on her in WWII and he took me everywhere on that ship, even areas that aren’t open to the public (if memory serves me correctly he was a volunteer staff member). He also told me lots of stories, this being one of them. I will never forget that, I just wish I was old enough at the time to truly appreciate it because I should’ve peppered him with questions for hours on end. I mean I did ask him the generics such as “what was it like?” and “Were you scared?” The kind of questions one would expect from a first grade kid.
Submariners love to talk about their boats. To anyone interested in the wonder that they are. If you get a chance Visit a Retired Servicemen home. They would love it. Millions of stories of yesteryear. God Bless Submariners
Visited USS Cod just last weekend. Very well preserved. Nat Geo was taping a show in the forward torpedo room.
I really hope I can visit one of the museum ships one day.
I've been aboard the USS Cod. It is an awesome submarine. It is parked here in Cleveland right by a Burk lakefront airport. When I was in the Cub scouts back in the 70s we toured it. I was only 12 and it seems small to me then. I can only imagine how crowded it would be with 80 adults on it.
These dramatic recreations are great, Uncle Frank Kimball's diary goes over this incident in detail. They got most of it right! :-)
Grandpa Frank had this video on a VHS along with other documentaries of the USS Cod, it was awesome to watch this and listen to his first hand account of this
She’s a really a good boat, in excellent condition. The work out into her is nothing short of amazing.
I live in Cleveland Ohio. The USS Cod is docked downtown in lake Erie right next to Burke Lakefront Airport. When I was a kid in the boy scouts I got to go inside the USS Cod. It is still in great condition. I know they fired the deck gun a couple years ago. Also a while ago they sailed the submarine to Erie PA for reconditioning of the hull. It is an awesome little boat. There is not much room insidr. I don't know how 80 to 90 men could be comfortable going out at sea for months of the time especially during wartime. I was very impressed by this old boat.
That willing "pow" deserved something for his ready help!
I sincerely hope he lived a long, happy & prosperous life!
It would be really interesting to hear what happened to him after they arrived to Australia.
Born and raised in Cleveland ... been on the Cod many times - She's a beautiful old sub!
+Winston Smith You should Winston ... The Cod's been beautifully restored and manned by volunteers .. Some who actually sailed / served on her
My mother was born in 1948.I have read true stories of submarines in world war II and so I can say thank you for everything you and the crews of ww2 submarines you are heroes and let no one say otherwise.
...THAT SOUNDS KINDA "FISHY" TO ME-!!
(get it? get it? get it? snucker-snucker-snucker!!)
@@daleburrell6273 I get throw it depends on how deep that submarine can safely go to without the pressure crushing the submarine.
These stories showed how unpredictable sub warfare was. Had to be a special breed.
When this series was on television I watched it religiously. Thought at the time I wanted to serve aboard one of those boats. Navy wanted me to enlist for 6 years, but a year before HS graduation one of the Nuclear Subs was lost. Decided I wanted to be an air crewman instead just before leaving for boot camp. Recruiter screwed up my training. Only aircraft I flew in was a chopper on border patrol around GTMO and a C-130 on a leave flight home through Norfolk, VA. This was filmed on the USS Sawfish. A FOP Lodge 70 Brother was stationed on the Sawfish.
If you are talking about the USS Thresher. It's going down might have changed your carrier plans but it also contributed to the Navy revamping the design and building methods for all Submarines to follow. It was a sad way to learn a lesson but we did and now quality control AKA Sub-Safe, is the top priority for every sub from the time the kneel is laid to its decommissioning.
Donald Hill, Unfortunately, in any branch of the military, and for that matter, civilian life, it can and does take a major accident or tragic loss of life to instigate changes in how things are designed built and operated, and I doubt whether it is any consolation to the loved ones of such events that their loss will probably save the lives of many other people. I lost an old friend when the helicopter he was flying aboard and doing a routine airborne test of it crashed killing everyone aboard, and it was not long before it was discovered that a vital part of a gearbox had been incorrectly fitted by a company that had carried out a major overhaul of the gearbox, after further inspections on other aircraft it was discovered that quite a few had incorrectly components, had the helicopter not crashed when it did many others could, more likely would, have died, after this tragic loss the system of overhauling these gearboxes and quite a few other related items was completely and utterly changed. It is unfortunate and saddening that it had to happen as it did but at least nobody else had to die before the fault was discovered and rectified. RIP PW, Lest We Forget, even though this was a peacetime accident I believe that PW and those that died that day should be remembered just as we remember those that die in combat.
@@allandavis8201
We were lucky but Boeing learned a painful lesson when a 737 turned into a convertible above 10,000 feet. The pilots brought the plane back and it landed safely but a flight attendant flew out of the plane andva search by coast guard, fire department and surface vessels failed to recover a body. There were thousands of microfractures that had gotten too large and went past sections to prevent microfractures from growing. There were a number of planes with similar microfractures and new inspection requirements for all aircraft were adopted.
drmayeda1
Thank you for clearing the air and making more sense in a few minutes than the FAA has made in a few decades .
Especially with their mentality & poor processes of rushing through approvals of planes .
I loved watching them as well 👍also loved Voyage to the bottom of the Sea 😁
I loved EVERY second of this show BUT when the Cod's captain looked through his periscope and saw an eye-level view of squadrons of incoming Japanese aircraft, I was stunned at the 80 years of technological differences in film productions entirely and instantly. Who, then-to-now, noticed the tiny detail that sub's periscopes don't deliver birds-eye-views of the enemy aircraft at 10,000 feet, but generations later of naval submariners and naval aviators? Just saying.
10,000 foot periscope does give you a great view...
yes I did notice that inaccuracy - haha!
The last surviving crew member on the USS Cod, George Fredrick Mulligan passed away 27/10/2021. God rest his sole. Thanks for your service.
"You know this is the last day of our patrol" said the immaculately uniformed, clean shaven skipper to his likewise groomed crew.
The uss cod is getting a makeover as we speak...in the ship yard...thanks to all who saved her..and gave money's for the repairs...
the war was just over and tv brand new, guess what? neat film like this all the time, while tv figured out what it wanted to be when it grew up. me, I went to a diesel sub.
Man, their periscope goes much higher than I thought. That scope hit nearly the same altitude as enemy planes.
I thought that vicious dog was supposed to be guarding something underneath him... That's what it sounded like & it would've made for a better Hollywood ending.
I SPEAK DOG HE SAID YOU WONT EAT ME BUT I WILL EAT YOU LOL
The US Drum is in Mobile Alabama. Along with the USS Alabama
I SPEAK DOG HE SAID "YOU WONT EAT ME BUT I WILL EAT YOU, AND ENJOY IT, WITH RICE".
This is the only sub I have visited so far :)
The Croaker is in Buffalo if you are interested.
The only 2 subs I've been on is the USS Cod (Cleveland) and the German U-505 (Chicago).
What's the name of that one in Baltimore? Its really kool! YES, I spelled it " kool ". That means kool !
Head over to the USS Razorback in North Little Rock, Arkansas. She is my qual boast and very nearly authentic to her original design. Besides, it's a cool area to visit!
Did this show ever do any episodes featuring subs in the Atlantic?
U-47 in Scapa Flow,; season 2 episode 39
They covered the raising of the Squalus I believe.
I always love how the persicope can see planes from 5,000 feet
Dave -in-NJ I spent three years on DDG ad a signalman. Never did see a Periscope.
Dave -in-NJ WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT?!
@@daleburrell6273 didn't mean to offend. Proud to have served 6 years in the US navy 3 years on ddg. I'm 74 years old. Only regret i didn't the navy career
@@thomasnorton5086 I WASN'T OFFENDED-!!
16.35 till 16.55 best part of this story cracked me up
thats odd the historians on the cod never mentioned this im going to look through records
Snake1995 Gaming ...maybe they thought nobody would believe it(?)
8:48 The periscope must be mounted to the damn planes.
Yeah I was thinking that's one tall periscope.
1950's special effects. It was easier to show a clear level picture of planes in flight then to explain how the captain could ID planes based on what he actually saw.
These are very good....Now if someone would only post episodes of Steve Canyon.
plenty of sugar and a man can eat anything. . . . .
Yeah that's what I was thinking. About black girls...
Fate:
Decommissioned in 1971 and now a museum ship in Cleveland, Ohio
I worked on the engine restoration of this boat.
better story than u571
Best to keep interpretor on hand
Tomi does my dry cleaning
Does anyone know what the lyrics are to the theme song ?
Where did the stukas come from?
The aircraft with fixed undercarriage is one code named Claude by US forces
Admiral yamamoto lol
The look on their faces when the chinaman told them they were eating grasshoppers, lol!!!
A chinaman named Morales??? I thought that was a hispanic name....hm.
Filipino
Them guys are smoking a joint 15:18
de que año es la pelicula ?
La pelicula es de 1958. El cuento es de 1945.
muy amable gracias
+Carlos García Of what year is the movie?
+Oliver Kloseoff The movie is of 1958 The story is of 1945
+Carlos García Very nice, thanks
More Stukas at 8:55!
You don't know your ass from your face. Also you do not know stukas from American planes I looked at them and they are not stukas. Get an education you clusterfuck asshole
Japanese Val dive bombers not stukas
Silly dialogue
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT?!!
Jeff Martin moron.
Well, at least its not Sally!!!!!
Planes off the port bow? WTF the lookout would have seen them 10 miles away LOL Propaganda film.
Sanitys Void not propaganda because this series was made in 1957.
@@taylor7772 Did the war time film makers make this? Would make sense and the apple did not fall far from the tree.
Lookout was probably a bass player.
@@randymagnum143 High probability he was not. Not many played back in those days compared to the 80's and after. If you thought I was a bass player hahahah you;d be wrong. I am a factory worker.
The phony and embarrassing jingoist hoo-ha of 'Murka's 20th-Century military yaps is precisely the rubbishy bravado of the miserable chicken-hawks for their 35 disastrous, unilateral, uninvited, immoral, and utterly BOTCHED military failures after 1946 to the present day. Total Amerikan dead in corporate Amerika’s contrived and criminal wars after 1946: 133,779.
Wow mister, you sure know a lot of propaganda buzzwords!
@@randymagnum143 #1 Don't post if y'all have nothing more than a 5th-grade education. #2 The truth apparently bothers you. #3 Don't play in the traffic.
@@lchaput7721 c'mon, man. The head pedos in charge are gonna start some more wars for us! War is peace!