Found this picture

AdamJoshua · 03-08-2015, 12:59 PM

I was cleaning and organizing for my move and found the picture below.

My dad was one of the first Frogmen / UDT (there was a LIFE magazine article about his team), he served in WWII and Korea. He used to tell me about the wet gear they would wear, the hoods were extra tight to keep the water out and they would push your face forward after you wore them for awhile (as you can see in the picture), you'd climb into the back of the actual wetsuit and they would seal the back up with a big metal C clamp.
He told me many guys ended up with broken noses and bloody faces because they would ride small inflatables in to the beach and you'd be hunkered down into the back of the person in front of you, but when you'd hit the surf and the boat was tossed the C clamps would smash you in the face, needless to say many times they would ditch the boats early or one guy would take it in to the beach and the rest of the guys would just swim.

My dad is on the far right, the guy in the middle was his best friend in the Navy and I met him when I was about 10 years old, the guy on the left was killed in Korea when they were on a mission to rescue a couple POWs.

I always thought he was the major stud for volunteering for that duty, he didn't talk about it all that much but I finally asked him (when he was in his 80s) why he volunteered and he told me that he would get violently sea sick on the ships, didn't matter how big the ship was he'd spend the entire time sick as a dog, so he heard about this team forming up and he figured that was the perfect way to get off the ship.

Sort of a let down, but pretty funny when you think about it, he'd rather go through some of the most dangerous duty there was than sit on a ship throwing up constantly.

CigarNut · 03-08-2015, 01:50 PM

Very cool!

Porch Dweller · 03-08-2015, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CigarNut

Very cool!

Ogre · 03-08-2015, 02:49 PM

Vary cool

hotreds · 03-08-2015, 03:07 PM

Your Dad is a hero.

sigsauer · 03-08-2015, 05:36 PM

God Bless America and Your DAD
Thank God for people like him!

RWhisenand · 03-08-2015, 06:04 PM

Cool.

Remo · 03-08-2015, 06:26 PM

Sweet

G G · 03-08-2015, 06:55 PM

cigarmarine · 03-08-2015, 09:41 PM

Great photo brother thanks for sharing

The Poet · 03-08-2015, 09:49 PM

Those guys were the precursors to our modern SEALS, and did with guts, grit, and gumption what SEALS now do with training and technology . . . along with guts, grit, and gumption.

You can be rightly proud of your father, Adam, regardless of his declared motivations.

Subvet642 · 03-08-2015, 09:52 PM

Bravo-Zulu to your dad!

AdamJoshua · 03-08-2015, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by The Poet

You can be rightly proud of your father, Adam, regardless of his declared motivations.

Of course I am, I just thought the reason he volunteered was funny, the fact is he did it in two wars. Their work the night before D-Day was vitally important to the success of the entire landing.

longknocker · 03-09-2015, 04:03 AM

Awesome!

I Know You're Proud Of Him, Adam!

STEVE S · 03-09-2015, 07:57 AM

That is a very cool picture and story, something you can be proud of.

Steve · 03-09-2015, 08:34 AM

Awesome!

Dave128 · 03-09-2015, 08:49 AM

Very nice!

mosesbotbol · 03-09-2015, 12:25 PM

That's some cool stuff, thanks for sharing!

icehog3 · 03-09-2015, 01:23 PM

That is awesome, Adam. Thanks for sharing the pic and the story behind it.

czerbe · 03-09-2015, 01:51 PM

That is Awesome!

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AdamJoshua Article 4 Free Inhabitant Join Date: Jan 2013 First Name: The Other Adam Location: Satellite Beach Posts: 14,785 Trading: (40)	Found this picture I was cleaning and organizing for my move and found the picture below. My dad was one of the first Frogmen / UDT (there was a LIFE magazine article about his team), he served in WWII and Korea. He used to tell me about the wet gear they would wear, the hoods were extra tight to keep the water out and they would push your face forward after you wore them for awhile (as you can see in the picture), you'd climb into the back of the actual wetsuit and they would seal the back up with a big metal C clamp. He told me many guys ended up with broken noses and bloody faces because they would ride small inflatables in to the beach and you'd be hunkered down into the back of the person in front of you, but when you'd hit the surf and the boat was tossed the C clamps would smash you in the face, needless to say many times they would ditch the boats early or one guy would take it in to the beach and the rest of the guys would just swim. My dad is on the far right, the guy in the middle was his best friend in the Navy and I met him when I was about 10 years old, the guy on the left was killed in Korea when they were on a mission to rescue a couple POWs. I always thought he was the major stud for volunteering for that duty, he didn't talk about it all that much but I finally asked him (when he was in his 80s) why he volunteered and he told me that he would get violently sea sick on the ships, didn't matter how big the ship was he'd spend the entire time sick as a dog, so he heard about this team forming up and he figured that was the perfect way to get off the ship. Sort of a let down, but pretty funny when you think about it, he'd rather go through some of the most dangerous duty there was than sit on a ship throwing up constantly.

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