http://militarygear.com/asp/2008/08/28/uss-barb-the-sub-that-sank-a-train/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uss-barb-the-sub-that-sank-a-train The Web’s Leading Military Blog Since 2004 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:34:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://militarygear.com/asp/2008/08/28/uss-barb-the-sub-that-sank-a-train/#comment-44541 F. Neal Sever Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:53:53 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?p=2982#comment-44541 I can assure the chief thatthe Barb was scrapped. Even Fluckey did not know of it until after the fact. He wished at the time that he had known and would have tried to buy the boat and bring it back.As a footnote, let me add that I am the sole survivor of the eight member saboteur party. today, of the 143 men who served on Barb under Fluckey, 19 remain--4 officers and 19 enlisted. I can assure the chief thatthe Barb was scrapped. Even Fluckey did not know of it until after the fact. He wished at the time that he had known and would have tried to buy the boat and bring it back.As a footnote, let me add that I am the sole survivor of the eight member saboteur party. today, of the 143 men who served on Barb under Fluckey, 19 remain–4 officers and 19 enlisted.

]]> http://militarygear.com/asp/2008/08/28/uss-barb-the-sub-that-sank-a-train/#comment-43441 Chief Select LaVergne Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:38:23 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?p=2982#comment-43441 Admiral Fluckey bought back the Barb from the Italians and him and part of his former crew flew over and sailed her back Conn. Can anyone please tell me about this. Admiral Fluckey bought back the Barb from the Italians and him and part of his former crew flew over and sailed her back Conn. Can anyone please tell me about this.

]]> http://militarygear.com/asp/2008/08/28/uss-barb-the-sub-that-sank-a-train/#comment-43317 Kenneth David Johns Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:28:57 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?p=2982#comment-43317 It is a damn shame that such a marvelous piece of American history was lost to the American people, first by being given away, and then by being sold for scrap. I wish someone had made an effort to save this ship, restore it and put it on display. Like the WWII warriors we lose every day to the passing of time, the loss of the physical reminders of WWII is a loss to our entire nation. It is a damn shame that such a marvelous piece of American history was lost to the American people, first by being given away, and then by being sold for scrap. I wish someone had made an effort to save this ship, restore it and put it on display. Like the WWII warriors we lose every day to the passing of time, the loss of the physical reminders of WWII is a loss to our entire nation.

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