Richard O'Kane and USS Tang with special guest Drachinifel-Episode 206

Unauthorized History of the Pacific War Podcast

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This week Seth and Bill welcome naval historian and RU-vidr Drachinifel to the show to discuss the Silent Service's deadliest skipper, Dick O'Kane and his equally deadly boat, the legendary USS Tang (SS-306). Join us for a lively discussion that documents this legendary boat and her skipper's journey into history. ‪@Drachinifel‬
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@Drachinifel Год назад

Many thanks for having me on!

@UnauthorizedHistoryPacificWar Год назад

Our pleasure!

@CFarnwide Год назад

And thank you for being here!

@william_toti Год назад

Any time, Drach!

@samuelclayton08 8 месяцев назад

Drach is a rockstar!!!

@Jakal-pw8yq 6 дней назад

I know I'm late to the party here but I just wanted to thank Drac for adding so much to this episode!🇺🇲⚓️🙏💖🏝🍻💯

@AdmiralYeti8042 Год назад

I’ve seen Drach involved in just about everything navy lately…it’s really cool to see Drach getting this level of acknowledgment for his years of effort.

@robertstack2144 Год назад

Yes, his tub is full of little rubber carriers and battlewagons

@joebombero1 Год назад

His videos on the Russian Navy during the Russian-Japanese War are legend

@AdmiralYeti8042 Год назад

@@joebombero1 Kamchatka anyone?

@jenlyon60 Год назад

Was seese wa

@danielwallace8434 11 месяцев назад

Or the other way around... Pretty good recognition to get someone of his caliber on. I hope they keep making videos.

@jeffreybaker4399 Год назад

If there is a single thing I enjoy about You Tube, it is the capacity to bring together great talents/channels. Unauthorized History and Drach, two of my favorites. Great episode guys. Learned a lot.

@crazylegssw Год назад

It's like when you watch a bunch of TV shows that have crossover episodes! It's great!

@wolffweber7019 Год назад

If Jon Parshall was also in this party it would be perfect.

@jeffreybaker4399 Год назад

@@wolffweber7019 Agreed.

@jeffburrell7648 Год назад

Seth, Bill and Drach - a trifecta of naval history.

@Gregolec Год назад

Add Jim and Dave and get a full pentagon.

@RodneyGraves Год назад

Never met O'Kane, but did run across Lucky Flucky walking to class across the Yard at USNA. The best salute I have ever had the honor to render.

@joebombero1 Год назад

You didn't happen to know Glen Davis, class of '76, did you? He was my former brother-in-law.

@RodneyGraves Год назад

@@joebombero1 I was class of '87, so that was more than a decade before my time...

@hourlardnsaver362 Год назад

I’m jealous. Fluckey is my favorite submariner of all time.

@briankorbelik2873 3 месяца назад

Outta left field, but "Mad" Freddy Warder of Seawolf was a hero since a young age.@@hourlardnsaver362

@LA_Viking Год назад

Another fascinating episode. The presence of Drachinifel was definitely a welcome addition to the normal hosts. His encyclopedic knowledge of arcane technical details was quite refreshing and I learned a significant amount that I was utterly clueless about.

@chrisschmalhofer4348 Год назад

Good to see you, Drach! Two of my favorite wwii channels!

@AaronStuartHall Год назад

It's funny, I was just listening as this started, then I looked up and saw Drach. Wow. This channel is getting better and better each episode.

@refuge42 8 месяцев назад

This unofficial history series is superb in its detail and breath! ❤

@haldorasgirson9463 Год назад

To bad Drach couldn't have been part of the early US submarine shitshow episode. His vid "The Mark 14 torpedo: Failure is like onions" is fantastic analysis of all the Mark 14 problems and why.

@franciskey1505 Год назад

Y’all have been hitting it out of the park with your special guests. Well chosen. P.S. I love the length of this episode.. the longer the better as far as I am concerned.

@Silverhks Год назад

I'm right there with you. I do understand others are not though

@jfuente Год назад

Agreed!

@raucousindignation5811 Год назад

I was wondering when you'd have Drach on the podcast. And I knew Drach was touring the US. Hooray!!

@MadLudwig Год назад

Really enjoyed Drach's participation. He's a natural fit and made this especially enjoyable.

@AdmiralYeti8042 Год назад

I hope you guys do Fluckey and Barb. The Namquan harbor attack in less than 30 fathoms of water leaves me in awe every time I read Thunder Below.

@UnauthorizedHistoryPacificWar Год назад

Standby...

@captainbinghamton1319 Год назад

God bless the crew of the Tang, and god bless you folks at the unauthorized history of the Pacific war.for telling the story of the Tang..

@wmsd45 Год назад

I got to see Captain Murray Frazee speak in his hometown of Gettysburg PA some years ago. He made 11 war patrols and got off the Grayback and Tang before they were sunk. He was later skipper of the Gar. He was really kind and signed my copy of Clear the Bridge. After the Navy, he came home to Gettysburg and became a country lawyer. RIP Fraz...

@kilcar Год назад

The courage to go out in those dank, sweaty, smelly vessels, and endure constant ( almost) vibration and noise, including no privacy, takes exceptional people, to say the least. I remain in awe of all of them

@jeffreymartin1489 Год назад

"He does exist!" I'm referring to the voice that is Drachinifel. Thank you for this episode.

@petestorz172 Год назад

Doing a little guesstimation Math, those 22 aviators could represent anywhere from 7 to 15 planes' crews, depending on the bomber-fighter mix from which they came. Looked at in another way, if those aviators averaged 500 hours of flight time, those 22 aviators represent 11,000 hours of training and combat experience, possibly much more. Trained and experienced people are a very precious resource!

@drtidrow Год назад

Yep, just look at the late-war performance of Japanese aviation. They kept cutting training time, and the pilots basically became easy targets for experienced American pilots.

@Isolder74 Год назад

@@drtidrow They also didn’t put as much effort to recover downed pilots so would lose men they could have put back into service. That’s another reason you’d see them try to crash into things if the where hit, they would feel they at least did something before dying.

@bethcounard7760 Год назад

I love your episodes of submarine history in WW2. The full saga of the Tang and its crews survival in Japanese prison camp is an incredible story and one that Dick O'Kane almost did not survive.

@brucewilson3619 Год назад

As a recent comment said this pod cast sounds like two guys chatting at a bar. I guess with Drach, the bar is now a pub.

@william_toti Год назад

It is indeed

@Zephyrmec Год назад

USN , circa 1979 aboard a fine Farragut class DDG, good cleaning solvents were necessary for delicate electronics equipment. After carefully searching the Supply stock lists, we found pure ethanol uncontaminated with the horrible contaminates that would render it unsafe for ingestion one thing slipped by us, the first 4 digits of the FSN were coded as to their appropriate department classification. Our 55 gallon drum of “cleaning solvent” was sporting the code for Medical use. We did manage to liberate 15 gallons from the drum before the supply and weapons officers ensured that the caps were removed before the barrel was sent to Davey Jones for his enjoyment. Vertrep (by helicopter underway) was a busy time, and it wasn’t too difficult to get 3- 5 gallon jugs of our solvent passed up to the auxiliary radio room for safe, secure storage. The correct mix down ratio was 1 part solvent, 3 parts Welch’s grape juice mixed double strength. We had to be very cautious with the mix, but it definitely did the job! Our OPS boss was a Mustang LCDR, originally a Korean War Vet, preparing to retire into what was called the TAR program, (terminally active reserve) he was retiring to take command of the Penn State ROTC. His stateroom was next to the Aux Radio room. He was a great officer and perfect security watch for our jungle juice!

@carstenwagner3355 Год назад

This is the true combo. The RU-vid-Holy Trinity of WW2 Naval Warfare. Keep on going! 👍

@nickwoods5150 Год назад

Amazing episode! My two favourite WW2 channels coming together, a marriage made in heaven!!!! Keep up the great work guys 👍🏻

@robertperry7484 Год назад

I saw the recording time and thought it was unwisely long (especially for the ADD prevalent among RU-vidrs of today). However, I started watching, blinked twice and it was over! Well done. The goal of any presentation is to have the audience regretting that it ended so soon and anxious to see the next one. Both objectives were met today.

@CFarnwide Год назад

Nice! I do not listen to Drachinifel all that often but sure enjoy it when I do. Great to see you managed to get him on for a few hours, I have to imagine his own channel keeps him busy enough!

@MrBenjaminowns Год назад

my absolute favourite RU-vid channels working together :) thank you !

@gordonbutler5142 Год назад

Phenomenal chat, absolutely world-class discussion.

@carrabellefl Год назад

1:06:00 as a pilot we have a term "hangar flying" where knowledge is passed via war stories. There is more than motor skills and tactics in the training of combat aviators.

@lesmauldin3857 Год назад

Incredible blow by blow of the War patrols. Would be nice to hear about his post war career. Alex made a great but surprising guest.

@darrelllovett4722 Год назад

What I love about the podcast is the humanity that you guys bring to history. Bill; I wanted to be a sub sailor after reading "Clear the Bridge" in High School. I was a TM during the Reagan Administration.

@william_toti Год назад

Welcome aboard

@darrelllovett4722 Год назад

@@william_toti thank you Captain.

@RodneyGraves Год назад

The three youtube essential resources for Naval History are Drachinifel, the Operations Room/Intelligence Report, and Unauthorized History of the Pacific War....

@mainiacjoe Год назад

Concerning the final comments about mariner training vs combat training, I am reminded of my pilot father's checklist of what to do when facing an airborne emergency" "Aviate, Navigate, Communicate." Surviving the environment is foremost no matter what else you are tasked with.

@jayjohnson9996 Год назад

My knowledge of submarines in World War 2 was very minimal but after listening to you guys I’m learning a lot. It was also good to see Drach in this episode because I followed him as well. I really do enjoy listening to you guys every week and I love it so keep it coming. Your #1 fan!!!!

@parrot849 Год назад

Another outstanding episode gentlemen. Seth, towards to end of the program you were mentioning the names of some of more noteworthy WW2 U.S. submarine skippers; One of my heroes of that rarified club was LCDR Sam Dealy. I think he was credited with sinking four or five Japanese destroyers in a single combat patrol. Unfortunately, he and submarine were lost on a subsequent patrol. The name of his submarine escapes me, but he and his crew we’re awesome naval warriors too.

@sethparidon8654 Год назад

USS Harder

@parrot849 Год назад

@@sethparidon8654 - TY Seth

@jerrygeorgopoulos2313 Год назад

Amazing job. The anecdotes are what truly add additional insights into these legendary heroes. Thank you.

@texasnutmegger3296 11 месяцев назад

I can't help but smile when I hear "Camp Shelby". I spent a week there in late 80s. I was in the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) and I was part of a team that evaluated a Field Artillery battalion from the Indiana National Guard. It was quite an experience but the only thing that stands out is that I got the worst case of chigger bites EVER. I simply refer to that place as the armpit of the south. If you want to experience Camp Shelby, take a sponge, soak it in hot water and then try to breathe through it. :)

@UnauthorizedHistoryPacificWar 11 месяцев назад

This is the most accurate statement made yet so far on this channel. That being said, there are sections of post that are quite pretty.

@gorgonzai Год назад

Fascinating story and well done commentary. Such courageous men. I am a youngster, having been born at the end of 1944. Thanks for your expertise and for posting the stories of these greats.

@charlesknutson3282 Год назад

thanks to all, especially Drach

@daffodildude1143 Год назад

Had to stop the video at 16:05.. Great set up Seth! I feel like Kane became this mechanical and methodical machine after hearing about Mush. Not angry or bitter to work with, but lazer focused. Draçh has taught me so much....Who knew I could learn so much about armor plating? Great to see you here. Sitting on the edge of my seat. This is gonna be a good one.

@UnauthorizedHistoryPacificWar Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it! SP

@billbaker4519 Год назад

I have been reading Naval History abput 60 of my 72 years. I thought I was well read and knew something. Then there is Drach!

@JohnRodriguesPhotographer Год назад

The test dive to 600' was incredible. One of the leaks was caused by the hose going to the depth gauge. They replaced the hose with hose from a welder. It cost Tang a large ham to have the ice cream machine installed. He also exchanged goods to replace the gaskets with oil resistant types. This gave Tang auxillary fuel tanks. They would run on the main tanks, then pump the auxiliary tanks to the mains before entering Japanese patrolled waters. They would flush the tanks before continuing on. Admiral O'Kane did not believe in ending a patrol due to fuel. He also added a crows nest on the shears. One critical thing he did was carry extra crew to train as replacements. When Tang would return from patrol it was inevitable that she would lose crew to new construction. Their replacements were already trained.

@jamesthompson8133 Год назад

Great job guys!! I was also impressed on how many downed pilots subs gathered safely. Keep it up guys! Love it!!!

@jeffreyriese Год назад

Based on last week's recommendation, I read "The Ghost Mountain Boys" this week. I also highly recommend it. Thanks for the heads up!

@mpetersen6 Год назад

If you can find an audio copy it really brings a whole different experience to the book. Especially the letters.

@MadLudwig Год назад

Torpedo Juice! Gotta love it! My father-in-law told me all about how the crew would drink the torpedo alcohol while at sea on USS Poole (DE-151) during WWII in the Atlantic. They were disappointed when the Brooklyn Navy yard removed their torpedoes and replaced them with 40mm anti-aircraft guns midships just before heading off to the Pacific.

@ziggle314 Год назад

Seeing your channels work together to produce such quality content on naval history is great. Each of you brings unique insights to the discussion. Thanks.

@philipmorrill8636 Год назад

Drach is in the house! Enjoyed this tremendously. I think it was from Admiral Lockwood's book that I read he didn't recognize O'Kane when he met him after his release from captivity (jaundice, emaciated, etc).

@Toto-no3mv 7 месяцев назад

Bill's final comments about mariners remind me of a Joseph Conrad quote, "The sea is not your friend".

@73Trident Год назад

Great job! Seth and Bill you two are fantastic. And then you have Drach and Jon Parshall on on. All of my go to Naval historians getting together. Who's next? Thanks men this was great.

@stevensindt3087 11 месяцев назад

Another great episode. Just finished my 3rd watch and will watch again. Love the addition of Drach.

@chrisrichmond6909 Год назад

These unauthorized are so far the best shows I've seen , keep up the great work guys !!!

@haldorasgirson9463 Год назад

Yah! Drachinifel is in the house.

@mollybell5779 7 месяцев назад

Years ago I spent quite some time in WW2 computer sub simulators, mostly sh3 with the mods and and sometime sh4 in American subs in the Pacific. I got so heavily immersed in the tactical aspect that I learned how to use a slide rule, and found it extremely challenging and time consuming to work out a solution. Even with the tdc, I can't imagine being able to sink multiple targets in one engagement. Besides being gutsy, it required an incredible level of mathematical prowess to get it done. I'm glad somebody was able to do it. There's a lot of bang for the buck in these podcasts. So much info that I often watch them more than once. Now to go look up the KY senator that disclosed classified information regarding Japanese depth charges. Great stuff, as always. Having Drach as a guest was great. Thank you!

@gregcollins7602 Год назад

Wow Drach! You guys have everyone I like on this podcast. I just spent the last week binge watching to get caught up and you guys do a two hour podcast on my favorite sub skipper (besides Bill) on the podcast that gets me caught up. This is great. Keep up the great work.

@william_toti Год назад

Haha

@fenderbender7360 Год назад

Great episode!

@juantanamo33 Год назад

Yet another episode that I learn more and more from! They just keep getting better. Thanks again as usual and again lets get more people watching! Super stuff guys love it

@maxlopez8552 Год назад

One of my favorite episodes. Drach is so knowledgeable. I really appreciate your (Seth and Bill's) dedication to this channel for bringing such extraordinary history to life. The level of detail and knowledge is so good. I saw a movie many years ago with Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster I think showed a "boomerang torpedo" but never thought it could be true!

@JohnRodriguesPhotographer Год назад

USS Tang had a radio installation that was not approved by the Navy. Once again some food was exchanged for extra work and an antenna conduit was run through watertight bulkheads. This was for a shortwave receiver that the boat received as a gift. The radio was capable of receiving the frequencies used by the Navy at Truk lagoon. Once they had some flyers aboard they were way ahead of everyone else and heading to down pilots before they were told.

@robertmoffitt1336 Год назад

Torpedo juice! Lol 😄 "Gradual loss of feeling..."!!!! Lol 😄 I started binge watching from 101 a couple weeks back; I'm hoping to be caught up by the end of this week. I just decided to rewatch the episodes I've already seen, this podcast is THAT GOOD.

@strydyrhellzrydyr1345 Год назад

For those that have never seen or heard of DRACH... His Channel is called Drachinifel... Pronounced... Dr ak in if fell... It's quite difficult for many to figure out how to say, so I thought maybe I would try and help with that

@964cuplove 7 месяцев назад

Drach is a great addition here. !!

@flparkermdpc Год назад

It's mentioned below generically as Admiral Lock woods book, but it bears repeating as a background source for much of this channel's material. Admiral Charles Lockwood: Sink 'Em All! Details from the command level the Pacific submarine war from before December 7, 1941 to the Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri. The fact that Charles Lockwood served every minute of WW2 is testimony to the thorough going excellence of the man and his superior physical and spiritual strength, and strength of character. It should be noted that two of the men in Pacific command, Admiral John S McCain Sr, and Admiral Willis "Ching" Lee died of heart attacks within two days and a few days respectively of returning home.McCain was so worn out that he had to be ordered to attend the surrender on the Missouri. Cigarettes and coffee was the diet of both of those men for their entire war it should be mentioned. I don't know about Lockwood, Only Marshall served the entire war in the same command status/position. To be fair, I suppose one could claim the same for Nimitz minus a month. Remarkable men.

@flparkermdpc Год назад

Outstanding comment. Credit where CREDIT is OVERdue. And the contribution that the stimulant diet of cigarettes and coffee made to the abbreviated life span of WW2 vets, many if not most, had never experienced growing up in the Depression. Yes, they are addicting, as is alcohol.

@jahmanoog461 10 месяцев назад

I thought Mr OKane said afterwards that the pilot rescue mission, which he didnt want at first (you want to replace my torpedos with bunkbeds!) was very satisfying. His crew took care of the aviators, who were amazed at the underwater world. They ate well, glad to be alive all the way home. Good morale builder and successful mission.

@scottsherman6889 8 месяцев назад

"If these guys wanted to leave Navy air, we had candidates"

@jaymacpherson8167 Год назад

Speechless…and once again after UHPWP…tearing up.

@bksfv6812 Год назад

Great show and wonderful that Drach came in to contribute his vast knowledge as well!

@johnpancharian480 Год назад

I finished Clear The Bridge (O'Kane's war memoir) yesterday, and today I have the great fortune to find this video. I can't wait to sift through your other videos, as the first 38 minutes of this one were a delight. I'd watch more, but I"m late to work now because this was just too interesting. Thanks for some great content.

@scottsherman6889 9 месяцев назад

Have you read O'Kane's "Wahoo"? I am blessed to have an autographed copy

@georgehughes8698 Год назад

Drach day drydock then unauthorized history with Drach!

@stevemccoy554 Год назад

Drach onboard? Let the good times roll!

@strydyrhellzrydyr1345 Год назад

I just think it would have been really cool... If all 4 of you guys. Seth, Bill, Parshall, and DRACH... Got together and did a couple episodes... Really... I think it would be a cool podcast... Something like.. the Naval Grumps... LoL. Or something. Idk.. some catchy funny name... But I get it. They will have to just be guests now and again.

@Isolder74 Год назад

Give it some time I’m sure it will happen.

@benrobertson7855 Год назад

3 of my favourite u tubers together.great ,many thanks.

@grathian Год назад

Need to bring Drach back for when you cover "USS Robin".

@robertstack2144 Год назад

I'm glad to see a topic that Maximus Interruptus Bill has some famaliarity of the subject.

@spidrespidre 8 месяцев назад

Always awesome to see Drach involved with other channels, and yours in particular. Another great story well told

@jameshannagan4256 Год назад

I love these crossover episodes.

@waylandcool Год назад

I love Seth and Bill's reaction to Drach's habit of recreating things, in this case torpedo juice. If you really want some fun, look up Drach's attempts to recreate Greek fire......

@StylinandProfilinBBsandBBQ Год назад

At 2:20:10 Drach says Albacore when mentioning the Shinano. I know he meant Archerfish but hey I’m going to say that I once corrected the great Drachinifel. 😁 Again guys, amazing episode!!

@Gregolec Год назад

lol

@nomar5spaulding 6 месяцев назад

On the topic of the escape devices and saying things like, "this isn't for us to escape the boat, this is to make mommy worry less." I heard my submariner brother once say almost exactly that once.

@jeffreymartin8448 Год назад

Put the phone on mute. Grab a cold one and settle in while Seth and Bill throw another excellent episode on the barbie...

@TheMadOneofSB 6 дней назад

When Drach mentioned everclear I think Seth had a flashback to bad decisions of his youth.

@crobert79 Год назад

been following you guys for a while, the podcast is really good and great to see Drach on! have him back in the future please!

@williamerickson1238 Год назад

Gentlemen, Much enjoyed your topic the last few days. (Couldn't sit straight through). Commodore Toti, It seems you and I were in Pearl around the same time. I was aboard ASPRO (78'-early 80'). The point I wanted to make today was that I felt y'all seriously under-utilized Drachinifel. He is one of my favorite YT personalities and I keep up with his programs. In watching UAHPW yours kind of gravitates towards the biographical side of the story at hand. Drachinifel, being a marine engineer, leans more toward the engineering side. I'm thinking he could have contributed considerably more to the discussion describing how O'Kane utilized the technology he had to hand and perhaps describe in a bit more detail how that technology worked. O'Kane was an amazing boat driver. But credit where its due, he had outstanding training and experience given him by Morton. Anyway, hope you have Drachinifel aboard again in the future and that you pick his brain a bit more deeply. BZ

@xflyingtiger Год назад

The Japanese captain who spoke English and wanted to discuss Margaret Mitchell's book Grapes of Wraths reminds me of the Jack London book Sea Wolf. A similar thing happened: A Shanghaied sailer who was highly educated was brought into Captain Larson's quarters because Captain Larson craved a conversation with an educated person. Apparently old sealing boats were not famous for college degrees. Fantastic book btw, if you like the sea.

@Briandnlo4 4 месяца назад

Felt compelled to google Chief Ballinger after hearing you gents speak of his exploits in San Francisco. Was pleased to find out he won a Silver Star for his actions in Tang's torpedo room in the summer of 1944. Was disappointed he didn't at least get a Navy Cross for walking off scot-free with a battlewagon's gedunk stand and fitting it into a WWII-ear submarine. Those stories of the men, as well as the boats and planes are what elevate your show to a level beyond. This week is off to a good start.

@christophermancini7380 Год назад

Awesome! All of you are doing so much to advance the relevance of WW2 naval history, and whom I feel like I could chat with for hours with my Brothers! Great episode as always, and I especially love discussing subs!

@jean-francoislemieux5509 Год назад

this is so good i have to watch it in 20 minutes segments so it will last longer!😀

@Crash103179 Год назад

1:09:15 Regarding 6 ships to 16 escorts: Look to Operation Pedestal -- 14 ships protected by about 50 escorts running to Malta.

@kemarisite Год назад

Yes, but the close escort within aircraft range to Malta, Force X, was apparently only four cruisers and eleven destroyers.

@tishomingo4524 4 месяца назад

Thanks for having Dachinifel on, have followed his great content for years.

@barnentertain Год назад

Two favorite channel personalities together. Fantastic. Great episode.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@asparceproton1 Год назад

About time you boys get the king of naval warfare youtube on the show!

@dummre83 Год назад

Love it keep it up guys.

@Turd_Fergus0n Год назад

I served on board his namesake ship, USS O'Kane DDG 77 out of Pearl Harbor. The ship was awesome

@tracygallaway36 Год назад

Thank You, Gents! This was just amazing. What a Skipper, what a boat. May all those who lost their lives in the US Navy Submarine Service rest in Peace, on Eternal Patrol.

@jeffholloway3882 Год назад

Great to see Drach, love his content, as I do you guys, great combo, now, get Jon to join all of ya, be a great show. Seth, I remember from you cast on Admiral king,you didn't think a picture existed that showed king smiling, Drach did a video on King, has a picture of him laughing. I tried to email it, but not tech savvy enough. Great collaboration. Great subject.

@bruceday6799 Год назад

Possibly your best episode ever, can't imagine how you might top Tang

@matthewthorpe7940 Год назад

Awesome episode, as usual. The photo of the Tang's surviving crew at the end is great!

@Ozone814 Год назад

Drach!!! I was waiting for him to show up!

@lancewallace3680 6 месяцев назад

After watching the episode on Mush Morton I had tears in my eyes. You guys made me absolutely love this guy, and then hear of his, and his crews tragic end. During that episode, you also left me with a love of Dick O'Kane. After watching this episode tonight, I am an even bigger fan of him. And it was good seeing Drach as well. You mentioned that you will do an eventual episode on the POWs held by the Japanese. To fully cover that subject will require 2 to 3 episodes, as there are just too many stories to tell. Thank you Seth and Bill for the quality story telling you do. You two make history come alive. And I have been a student of history for over 50 years now. Again thank you.

@musicalmichigangirl 16 дней назад

1:40:11 Regarding the fruit and still, i can confirm it was Caverly. I am a relative of his (my great grandmother and him were 1st cousins and very close) and I have been told by my family that Floyd was "the keeper of the still" on the U.S.S. Tang. I have heard several other stories as well about to his time on the sub and his survival when it sank. It's amazing what they all went through together.

@ColinFreeman-kh9us 4 месяца назад

These guys rock. So passionate and knowledgeable with great guests all simply top notch

@wadesiedschlag5095 Год назад

Almost as long as a Drach patreon video. Time flew by.

@denniswiemer72 11 месяцев назад

Had a friend who served on the Cabot. Spoke of the torpedo juice and how the navy added a purple color. The senior guys made some junior guys drink it and when they survived, they all went back to drinking it.