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SN Wayne Evans SN Wayne Evans Wayne retired to Alaska where he had a number of properties. His wife had cancer, and the hospital bills used up his investments. After his wife died he started over. His son sent me an email at his death, but never contacted me with the details thereafter. [ top ] SN Richard M. Hruda [ top ] ET William (Bud) Hyland Bud served in UDT-12 but left going into UDTSEAL/Lant reserve unit in 1958. He became an electrical engineer. He was a commercial pilot and flew Civil Air Patrol search and rescue missions. and as VFW/EMT fire fighter, a Volunteer County Auxiliary Policeman for 4 years. Also he was active with Mountain Rescue Group, Search and Rescue Tracker. Family is wife Patricia with five children and 14 grandchildren. [ top ] ME James E. (Pete) Minor, Sr. After 28 years service Pete retired as a Master Chief. He served in Korean Conflict and Vietnam. Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, he lived in Panama City. Married 47 years to Geraldine, they had three sons: James E., Jr.. Robert J. and Mike He passed away in June 2005 [ top ] EN Edward G Soukup Edward served seven years in UDT-4. After 10 years in service he left in 1957. He went to college and held positions in real estate, construction, and law enforcement in 2 states. Married to Margaret (Peggy), they have 3 sons and two daughters. And thirteen grandchildren. Home is Gulfport MS. [ top ] BM1 Joseph F. Staley Joe served at Guadalcanal, New Calednia, Tiberon, and Tulagi in WWII. He joined UDT in 1950 at Coronado and served in other teams. He retired in May 1962 from UDT-12 . Later he retired from the Naval Reserve in 1972 He worked for ten year as a hard-hat diver on various offshore oil rigs. Married to wife Josephine, they have a son and a daughter, 2 grand daughters, 2 grandsons, a great grand daughter, and two step grandchildren. Joe died in June 2005. Email from Franklin Anderson about Joe Staley: The loss of Joe is a great loss to the NSW community. He was a hard worker and always had extra jobs to make better for his family, like exercising race horses in the surf at Holister and going to rodeos. Once he took Maxie Stephenson to do some steer wrestling at Spring Valley. He said Maxie almost pulled the horse over when trying to grab the steer. Another time Joe (when UDT-11 had runs on the strand to State Park and back) was determined to beat yours truly. He pushed hard. The Doc said he passed blood for 2 days. Joe was hard headed and obstinate and that was what made Joe tick. Most of all he was a team player and could be relied on for any operations. There was no quit in him. As a Colorado boy, he enlisted in the Navy and made the best of it during the roughest days of WWII. His love of horses stayed until the last. He had an outstanding Quarter Horse Stallion that he was very proud of. Editor's Note: Thanks for the memories , Franklin. Joe was a mighty fine frog. I’ll always remember him. He’d often stop by the house to chew the rag and tobacco. [ top ] CAPT Doyle Clark Captain Clark graduated from Naval ROTC program at Northwestern University. His initial tour was on an aircraft carrier but he took the opportunity to become a frogman graduating UDTRA in 1952. He left the teams and commanded a salvage ship, USS Grapple, then CO of USS Roberts, a destroyer. He earned a Bronze Star for service in Vietnam. His last service was as Naval Special Warfare Officer Commander Amphibious Force Pacific. He retired in 1974 with 30 years service. After his Navy career Doyle earned a law degree through Western State College of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1977. He has a daughter Carol Clark and son Darwin Clark and two grandsons, Patrick and Liam Clark. Doyle enjoyed the UDT-SEAL Reunions. He was well read and considered books as the greatest of possessions. He died in December 2004. [ top ]
BM1 Edward "Dago" Carroll Training Class Early, Ft. Pierce. Ed joined the Navy in June 1943. He served in UDT-3, 5, 9, and 12. He was a widower (wife MaryAnn) and they had a son John J., and a daughter Maria Alice (who supplied the notice), and a granddaughter Brittany Maria Carroll. Maria noted: "He used to tell me how important teamwork and trust was because essentially that is what you would have left in a war situation. Always trust your teammates, and always watch each others back’s because you never know what may pop out. He taught us how to listen out for sounds that didn’t go with the every day environment sounds that might be a dangerous sign for us, and to be aware of it. We followed all of his advise, and just kept on with our daily lives. In my experiences (daughter speaking) those pieces of advice helped in some situations, and police were called and arrests made. Who knows what could have happened to my daughter and I, while her father was gone on missions. My father was very protective of his surroundings as well as family, and would be our protector in Vietnam when we lived there. He was a great man and like most of the "salty" frogs. Never once told of his experiences in any of the wars/conflicts. I am a little upset at that, but fully respect and honor for up-holding the true tradition of the frogmen’s oath. [ top ]
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Cont- A great team-mate of mine. Don B. The Search Ends For The USS Thresher SSN 593 September 7, 1963 The Bathyscaph Trieste The bathyscaph Trieste had been purchased from the French who had pioneered the concept of deep-diving submersibles. The Trieste had already descended to 36,000 feet in the Marianas Trench two years before, so 8,000 feet would present no problem. The submersible arrived on the scene June 21, 1963. Over the next several weeks she made a series of 10 dives to various selected sites on the ocean floor. During the final series of dives, the Trieste located and successfully filmed a large and definite piece of the Thresher on September 6. A part of her hull showing her draft marks and her number "593." The search was officially ended. It was clear that the implosion had spread the submarine over a very large area of the ocean bottom and further expense and search was unwarrented. A formal Navy court of inquiry absolved any of the Thresher’s officers and men of any blame for the incident and recommended a number of changes in how pipes. Fittings, and other potentially unreliable pieces of equipment should be examined and tested in the future. The legacy of Thresher and her crew was simple : Do the best that is humanly possible to ensure that naval ships are accident-proof. Over the last three decades, that legacy has resulted in improved safety in submarine operations. The Thresher may have suffered an untimely death, but she will always be remembered. (Used by permission from Great Naval Disasters, by Kit and Carolyn Bonner,1998, MBI publishing Co. Osceola, WI 54020, 0-7603-09-594-3 p. 137-138) A Seaman’s Psalm: (Paraphrased from Psalm 107, December 1991 by Don Belcher.)
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