Dana McIntosh grew up with a Navy chief, World War II submariner.  Dana went the officer root and ended up in an interesting interview with Adm Rickover.

Dad’s Diary

Sea Devil Reunion with Dad

Sea Devil Plankowner

Dad’s Retirement

Sea Devil Reunion Group

Dana and Lisa Today

Bill’s 88 year old Mom discusses family, meeting her husband, packing parachutes in WW2 and her impressions of a sub.  She also tells Bill her favorite podcast episode.

Me needing hair tape for my ears

Mom and Abby

Dad in the 40’s

Bootcamp Graduation

Mom at Coney Island

Ed Andre started out in a divorced family spread out between two states.  He joined the Navy and became a Fire Control Technician Ballistic (FTB) and the rest is history.

Checkout his business: http://www.brevardtechsolutions.com/

Ed’s Wedding

Having fun.

Ed and his wife today

Kevin Stewart cut one too many lawns and joined the Navy just before September 11th.  He learned to navigate the ship and cut the captain’s hair in rough seas.

Kevin dancing

USS Miami, note the fairwater planes are under the water.

Kevin today

Jeff O’Donnell has his PhD now, but he was once a lowly reactor operator on a boat without a reactor.  He served along with Bill Nowicki, Rory Buchanan, Bob Burchfield and the rest of the crew of the Minneapolis St. Paul.

Soccer Team

Bone Band Practice

Jeff and Kathy O’Donnell today

Harry and Dennis Ostrum grew up in a chaotic family.  Harry and Dennis ended up escaping the chaos by joining the Navy and volunteering for submarines.  It is only then that they felt safe.

Harry and Donna

Harry and Dennis today

Checkout this article about Submarine Sea Stories.

http://www.voxelectro.com/bill-nowicki-submarine-stories/

Steve Hallquist loves everything submarines. He shares some of his many stories from his time aboard submarines during the height of the Cold War including his encounter with a KGB agent.

USS Shark SSN 591 hat modified to describe frustration with equipment failures

Shark leaving Toulon, France

Steve Hallquist today

Gordon Allen told his parents at 23 he was joining the Navy after reading Hunt for Red October.  This decision was met with “restrained disappointment”, but Gordon never looked back.

USS Georgia trident missel launch

Gordon after getting out of the tube.

Gordon and Alicia Allen today.

Covert Sailors on Amazon.

https://www.nowickimedia.com/covert sailors

Bob Burchfield grew up in rust belt and decided to go into the Navy and volunteered for submarines to be unique.  His first days in the shipyard and his time on the sub were a whirlwind of craziness and fun you are sure to enjoy.

Mike Reed is British and was on a diesel and nuclear sub and enjoyed the diesel more.