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FROM Rontini's SUBMARINE
BBS 14 MAY 2000
THE ORIGINAL BBS POSTING from Bud Turner
Ex-MT2(SS) SSBN634 Gold Plank Owner:
In Gene Fluckey's book, "Thunder
Below," on page 275 he states: "Admiral Lockwood was adamant
that submarine operations not be publicized for at least 60 days afterward.
For instance, known losses of our subs were not listed as 'overdue and
presumed lost' until two months later. Admiral Nimitz understood this.
As one of our earliest submariners, he would never forget the secret briefing
at Pearl that went awry and cost us 10 subs.
A politician had informed the press
that the Japanese were not setting their depth charges deep enough to sink
more of our submarines. A war crime!"
Does anyone have additional information
on when & where this was published?
I would appreciate any information
you might have. It is strictly for reference use only.
You can e-mail Bud Turner
at: bfturner@pacbell.net"
AN ANSWER:
Clay Blair in "Silent Victory",
Vol.1 pg 397 credits Congressman Andrew Jackson May,
a member of the House Military Affairs Committee with the breach of security.
Blair does not name any specific newspaper but said the wire services sent
out the story and many newspapers, including one in Honolulu published
it. After the war Lockwood said that the story cost us 10 submarines and
800 officers and men.
Posted by Tom
parks WWII US Submarine veteran.
Here is information I found by doing
a quick web search
Sid Harrison 14 May 2000
MAY,
Andrew Jackson (1875-1959) Biographical Information
Sourced from POLITICALGRAVEYARD.COM
Another hit yielded
The
Congressman Credited with Sinking up to Ten Submarines