Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Saturday, October 11, 2014
ALL
CLEAR.
It
is also available for downloading from http://www.ncsubvets.org/allclear/14q3.pdf
Enjoy
your reading and send any comments to patch@emailbuoy.net.
Jerry
“Patch” Paciorek
USSVI Tarheel Base COB / POC
Newsletter Editor, ALL CLEAR
Webmaster, www.ncsubvets.org
Sunday, October 5, 2014
HELLCATS- OPERATION BARNEY
I am busy writing and doing research for my book, Submarine Stories of the 20th Century, A friend presented me a condensed - just the fact (about 100-125 words) of his career on one of the WWII boats. After doing research it has grown to over 800 words. I found it very interesting that he had been a crew member of one of the submarine involved with Operation Barney. I have two I have started to research for the missing pieces.
I have a friend, a wife of a submariner who is an editor that will be reading and editing for me.
If you want your story in this book being published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc., get in touch with me.
I have a friend, a wife of a submariner who is an editor that will be reading and editing for me.
If you want your story in this book being published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc., get in touch with me.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
USS TINOSA AND THE USS BONE FISH (SS-223)
I have been researching to fill -in the blanks, start the story and prepare questions for follow-up
on the USS Tinosa (SS-283). I hope I am able to bring to the story the danger and emotions the crew endured. I know most people have no idea how important the submarine force is or that it ever existed. What I have read and learned makes me feel honored the men have presented their stories to me and they believe I will honor them. Just finished researching the lost of The USS Bone Fish (SS-223). It will be included in this story.
on the USS Tinosa (SS-283). I hope I am able to bring to the story the danger and emotions the crew endured. I know most people have no idea how important the submarine force is or that it ever existed. What I have read and learned makes me feel honored the men have presented their stories to me and they believe I will honor them. Just finished researching the lost of The USS Bone Fish (SS-223). It will be included in this story.
Monday, September 29, 2014
NEW YORK CITY VETERANS DAY PARADE
All Hands: For the
fourth year, USSVI has been invited to
participate in the New York City Veterans Day Parade. The parade always takes
place on Veterans Day, rain or shine. For a complete overview of the parade, go
to http://americasparade.org/
. In order to coordinate with the parade organizers, we need to get the
approximate number of participants, and a firm number of float participants.
Please consider joining our ranks and promoting the United States Submarine
Service and USSVI in this monumental event. Please contact me as soon as
possible by email (wcandrea@bellsouth.net)
or phone (561-790-1287 or 561-389-3032) if you plan on marching or bringing a
float. I will need to submit float information, including make & model of
towing vehicle, approximate length of towing vehicle and float, and brief
description of float. All vehicles must have proof of registration and
insurance upon request and all drivers must be legally licensed for the vehicle
they will be driving. Please don’t
drag your feet on this one. There are thousands of participants, and the parade
organizers need as much time as possible top the lineup, staging, police,
security, etc. Contact me at the above email or phone #’s for questions or info. Let’s make USSVI shine, and I hope to see you in New York.
Bill Andrea, NJVC
Monday, September 22, 2014
SUBMARINE STORIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY - WANTED
STORIES WANTED FOR THE BOOK - SUBMARINE STORIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Mary Nida Smith’s nonfiction, Submarine Veterans of World War II has been acquired by Skyhorse Publishing!
Her husband, Melvin T, Smith, was one of these honorable men. He is a lifetime member of the U.S. Submarine Veterans Inc., (Holland Club), former Vice Commander of the Twin Lakes USSVI Base, Mountain Home, Arkansas, former member of the Idaho Spuds-U.S Submarine Veterans of WWII and the Northwest Regions/Idaho/Montana/Oregon/Washington.
Melvin T. Smith Mary Nida Smith
Submarine Veterans of World War II is about teenage boys who left farms, small towns, and inner cities to defend the United States and democracy worldwide. Signing up for United States Navy submarine duty was an adventure of a lifetime during the early 40s. Dreams of sailing the seas; torpedoing Japanese and German ships and subs consumed the thoughts of these young men. As gallant heroes they returned home older and wiser.
Contributed by nine men who rode submarines to great depths across the oceans into unknown territory, they share their experiences, fears and thoughts; allowing us to travel back in time through their memories. Some stories will never be told. Held deep within the secret confines of their souls, these deep sea veterans block it out for self-preservation. Yet, there are others who will never escape their own minds, reliving it over and over with eyes open or shut.
It was difficult finding veterans of that era who were able and willing to release their stories. Many have departed this earth, and those who are still with us now find themselves in their late 80s and 90s. Trained for years to keep silent, for "loose lips sink ships," some still believe what they know to be classified and refuse to disclose even the minutest of recollections. Others want to leave a legacy of reminiscences for others to learn and live by—to know that freedom is not free.
Submarine Stories of World War II was written to honor the men who served and are serving today on submarines.
Smith, an author, freelance writer, poet and photographer has lived in several states, submitting and publishing in local magazines and newspapers. Magazines: The Ozarks Mountaineer, Ozarks, Arkansas Living, Good Old Days, Polaris (WWII), Grit, Northwest Living (Field Editor), Storyteller (photograph cover), Salute, Journal of the Ozarks. Newspapers: Magic Valley Farm Lines (South Idaho Press-Clark newspapers), Port Orchard Independent (Washington- weekly column), Ozark Mountain News (Mountain Home, AR), and Oregon Journal (Portland - book reviews). Newsletters: U.S. Submarine Veterans of WWII (Arkansas Diamond Chapter), Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI- Australia), SCBWI-Missouri, SCBWI-Arkansas, Ozarks Writers League (OWL), and Missouri Writers Guild. Contributed to the anthologies: Echoes of the Ozarks and Women in Nature.
Submarine Stories of World War II (First Edition) was originally published by Red Engine Press, 2008. It was displayed for several months in the Ralph Foster Museum (College of the Ozarks), and placed three military museums: St. Marys’ Submarine Museum, St. Mary’s, Georgia, Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Madison, Wisconsin, USS Razorback and Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas, and cataloged in the Donald W. Reynolds Library Baxter County, Arkansas. When she created her blog Submarine Stories and Military Writers (2007 –present) http://submarinestories.blogspot.com she link with The Sub Report at http://thesubreport.blogspot.com where she is featured on Eric S. Ryle's Submarine Blog Roll.
http://marynidasmith.blogspot.com
http://creativewritersandillusrators.blogspot.com
Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency www.loiaconoliteraryagency.com
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor New York, NY www.skyhorsepublishing.com
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