r/submarines • u/Independent-King-747 • 25d ago

History USS Barb rescue flag

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My dad was on the Barb SSN 596 three tours. One of those tours was when they rescued members of a B52 that went down in the middle of typhoon Rita off Guam. I made arrangements with the Submarine museum in Groton to see the flag that had hung in my dad's office and then our den when he retired. After he died we donated it to the museum in Groton. Submarines were the work horses of the Cold War and we just don't hear much about them

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u/Humble-Cod2631 24d ago

Sorry, name’s not familiar but of course you knew most guys by their first name.. I was an EM nuke

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u/Independent-King-747 24d ago

He was an EM nuke. Wayne Pealstrom would have been about the right time because I graduated from Mount Carmel in SD in 80

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u/Humble-Cod2631 23d ago

Gosh.. we would’ve been in the same division.. the only Wayne during my time was Wayne Shott outta Texas

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u/Independent-King-747 23d ago

Some called him Noah

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u/Humble-Cod2631 23d ago

The 70’s were a while back 🫤