My Great Grandad (Priv. Alfred Nobbs) was rescued by the Sealion and wouldn't be here today (91 and still going strong) if it wasn't for the aid from the American forces. After reading his memoir's of his experience of being a POW in Japan I can't even fathom what these men had to go through at this time. My Grandad beingf a rather tall man in stature, around 6ft 2 went down to almost 7 stone after being starved for sometimes even up to week...absolutely dispicable how these men were treated.
Rip private Leslie Osborn 1 Cambridge regiment my mum's cousin who spent 4 year's in what must have been hell only to lose his life on the Rakuyo Maru torpedoed by the uss sealion ! Lest we forget
My father's cousin Hugh Wilson was picked up by the Sealion, one of 54 I believe. He wrote a small book about his experiences on the death railway and the rescue by Sealion. After 3 years with his best mate Alf, through capture, the railway and the sinking of the Rakuyo Maru, Alf slipped off the raft they had clung to for 3 days about 30 minutes before the Sealion picked them up. Such a sad part of his story. Hugh lived on well into his 70s though.
Years ago I mentioned the sinking of the Kongo to one of the WWII vets in our office. He had never mentioned that he was on the Sea Lion, but when I mentioned this, he started talking about the Kongo and about this rescue. He said the Captain told them to select 50 men who were in good enough shape to survive. He said that letting the others fall back into the sea was the hardest thing he ever did. I guess that is why he had never ever spoken to any of us about it.
Last week was the anniversary of the sinking and rescue, yesterday was my Dad's birthday, shock to realise he's been dead 30 years next Tuesday, that's half the time he was alive and I've actually outlived him.
This is likely to be my last visit here, I've saved the films to a hard drive and I'll take the odd look at them but time to move on now.
Thanks to all for the comments and support tho, much appreciated.
Thanks so much for your input and comments on this video. You are so very fortunate to have had your Dad, Bill Fuller, survive this horrible time in his life. Although, it had a major impact on the remainder of his life, at least he made it out alive.
People nowadays just cannot comprehend the suffering that these poor men were subject to.
Your Dad will always be a Hero in my book. And, it is just so sad how these men were so horribly mistreated and tortured by thier captors, and then later, almost forgotten by thier own government.
He must have been an incredible man to have endured this, and keep his sanity.
NEVER FORGET:
Fuller, William .H., #1427178, Bombardier, 31st 7th Coast Regiment, Fix Defenses, Malay. 54 Lascotts Rd., Bous Park, London, N19, England.
Well, almost another year gone and I still can't watch this and hear the music without getting upset.
I've been scanning a huge number of pics of my father over the past few months and having retired from my work as an historian and genealogist, I'm finally going to crack on with trying to find out more about his family.
Thanks for dropping in again. I am sorry the vdeo is upsetting to you. But I can sure understand. I know for me, scanning my Mom and Dads photos, and making slide shows for them was very therapuetic. Plus, getting in touch with some distant relatives asking for old pictures was really a good thing.
Did your Dad have any WW2 pictures?? Let us know how you're doing. Stay in touch, Hope you are enjoying Retirement.
15th September will be here soon, anniversary of the rescue, my Dad's birthday would have been on 21st September and he died on 28th September, 1980, a week after his 61st birthday. Funny old month September!
15th September will be here soon, anniversary of the rescue, my Dad's birthday would have been on 21st September and he died on 28th DSeptember, 1980, a week after his 61st birthday. Funny old month September!
I have so much respect for the brave young Aussie, British and Scottish men who suffered so much at the unmerciful hands of the once mighty Japanese Imperial Army.
They never got the HEROS welcome that they so rightly deserved.
Plus, 60 years later, it seems the japanese are trying to re-write the history books by denying any of these horrible atrocities even occured.
Great video man! I've been on the Pampanito in San Francisco which I think was also part of this rescue. Not to nitpick, but Scotland is part of Britain. Britain does not mean England as most people around the world think. Britain is made up of 3 countries (Scotland, England, Wales). Each of the 3 countries have the same status within Great Britain as each other. A Scottish person is just as much British as an Englishman or Welshman.
As a daughter to one of Sealion's submariners, I cried and cried when I saw my Dad on the video.
Thank you so much for keeping the memory of my father alive, but also giving us the hope to attempt to be as true to the human spirit and as brave as those men were.
Please see another youtube channel I put together. It is called SubRescue. It has 4 Sealion / Pampanito videos, two are narrated by The man who shot this video, Lt jg (ss) Joe Bates, plus there is a 5 part video called "The Crossing", don't miss part 5. That is where two of the survivors meet up with several of your Dads shipmates, 50 years later.
It informed everything he did for the rest of his life. He talked about his experiences quite a lot but wouldn't have anything to do with ex-service organisations until much later in his life, which was very successful in many ways.
However, his health was always poor, not debilitatingly so but he always had stomach problems caused by the diet. He eventually died of cancer, one week after his 61st birthday in September 1980.
Lots of tales of what happened including on the Railway/Kwai.
So very sorry to hear about your Dear Uncle Steve. What an unfortunate incident this was. Have you seen the Channel I put together concerning this subject?. Please take a look when you get a chance. Thanks for dropping by, Regards, Hayseed
great video...my dad , Eli Reich, was the skipper on the Sealion...you can see him in the last shot. He loved the Navy and all the great people he served with... especially those on the Sealion. I'm so glad this country is has a new found respect for the men and women who protect us. GO NAVY!
My Goodness. If you are Mr Reich's Son, I would like to tell you just how much respect I have for your Dad, and it is an honor to have you view my Video. I have heard a lot about Eli Reich, and he is certainly a hero of the highest degree in MY book. Thanks so much for dropping by.
(could you please email me here at youtube privately?)
My grandfather , Alfred Sing, was one of the men rescued here by the USS Sea Lion after the hell as a POW on the Burma - Thailand Railway. Great to see the footage.
Amazing footage and highest respect to everyone involved in the whole story, this was a generation of man that will never be seen again, a generation that will be truly missed, and this is coming from a 23 year old.
My Dad was senior radioman aboard USS Perch SS-176 when attacked by the Japanese off the coast of Java. He was a POW for 3 1/2 years. If anyone has any unpublished photos, video, or info on Perch, please let me know. Many thanks!
I have read the story about the Men of the Perch, and what a very sad story it is. I would like to extend my heartfelt condolences about how your Dad and the Perch crew suffered. Thanks SO MUCH for dropping by, Highest Regards,
Thank you Hayseed for replying to my note on my Uncle Freddie. Although he was drowned after the torpedo hit, he is commemorated in Kranji War Cemetery , Singapore.After nearly a life time of trying to find out what happened, its really nice to know that you guys did as much as you could to save as many lives as possible, and to see the actual rescue attempts was really quiet incredible. Let us hope that your new President does all he can to bring peace to the world
A truly moving story. My Uncle Freddie was on the boat that was sank and I have only recently found this out. He was he in the Royal Corp of signals 26 years old,- a brave man
My late father shot these 16mm movies. He was the communications officer on the Sealion at the time. He was always haunted by the memory of having to leave some of the POW's behind. The captain had to decide when they'd picked up all they could manage. In the 1990's a television documentary about this incident called "The Deadly Crossing" on was produced and shown on A&E.
Thanks so much for dropping by, and for the Info. What was your Dad's name?. Sorry to hear he suffered from this incident. You know, over 2,000 POW's went in the water, and as an ex Bubblhead myself, I know there is only so many men you can fit inside a submarine safely. Plus, there was a Typhoon coming, Decisions like that are NEVER easy to make.
My dad's name was Joe "Shorty" Bates. There are very few of his shipmates still around. I met a lot of them in the 1980's and 1990's at a couple of reunions my dad hosted. Those guys will always be heroes in my eyes. In the '80's I toured a submarine almost identical to the Sealion with my dad taking over as tour guide! Gives you a whole new level of appreciation and respect for what submarines like the Sealion accomplished during WWII.
Oh Man, that is so cool. I'll bet he had some good "sea" stories. Are you still in contact w/ any of his shipmates?. My Uncles WW2 surface ship (Target) had its LAST reunion just this past year. It was so fun getting in touch w/ Men from his ship. The difference between a newer Nuclear Boat and a Diesel Boat is amazing. Kinda like the difference in staying in a motel, or in a tent at a KOA.. ha ha...
Highest Regards, and thanks again for dropping in.
He had great stories about the Sealion's war patrols in the Pacific, and he wrote down a lot of them. My sister's collected them and hopes to publish a book of them. Maybe you found out about the reunion from John Clear's Sealion website? Clear created a page on my dad after he died:
Thanks for the heads' up about the reunion. I have planted the idea in my dad's head that he should let me take him to San Diego for it. His name is Bill Hill and he served as an Electrician's Mate during that time along with bigscreenbob's dad.
Thanks so much for dropping by. I sure hope you do get your Dad out for the USS Sealion reunion. Please give your Dad, Bill, my Highest, Highest Regards. How is he doing???? These young sailors, jumping in the water to rescue these men, without even life jackets on, it's just incredible. Was your Dad on topside during the rescue??
He's sitting right here now... says he's fine! Yes, he was topside, but didn't go in the water. He was helping to get the men on board and clean up them up. Afterwards, he volunteered with about 8 other crew members to act as nurses for the injured men, even though they had no training for that.
Please give your Dad my regards, and let him know he's a HERO in my book. The men on this boat did some incredible things. That was truly the "Greatest Generation".
sorry, my history is a little fuzzy... sinking of the battleship and POW rescue were 2 separate incidents. BTW, my dad's the guy in the white t-shirt - first he's scratching his elbow, then he's seen looking around.
Thanks to the US Navy. Special thanks to all the Allies of WW2. God Bless the POWs. I am producing a WW2 submarine film in Mobile Alabama titled USS Seaviper. The story has scenes about allied POWs and the torture they went through.
Thank you for the documentary, we need more of these.
Thanks for dropping by. It was a joint effort, thanks to you folks too for sticking with us, and for your help as well.... Those were some pretty bleak times, huh?
If I remember right, the SeaLion was in a wolfpack with the Pampanito when they sank the POW transports. I think the prisoners were taken off Battan and were headed for Japan to be used as slave labor. It was routine for a sub to surface to take on Japanese prisoners for the purposes of interrogation, in this case, it is reported that instead of hearing cries in Japanese, one of the submariners, as he was scanning the surface, heard an australian voice.."Can you give me a hand, mate?"
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My Great Grandad (Priv. Alfred Nobbs) was rescued by the Sealion and wouldn't be here today (91 and still going strong) if it wasn't for the aid from the American forces. After reading his memoir's of his experience of being a POW in Japan I can't even fathom what these men had to go through at this time. My Grandad beingf a rather tall man in stature, around 6ft 2 went down to almost 7 stone after being starved for sometimes even up to week...absolutely dispicable how these men were treated.
callan666 3 months ago
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callan666 3 months ago
Rip private Leslie Osborn 1 Cambridge regiment my mum's cousin who spent 4 year's in what must have been hell only to lose his life on the Rakuyo Maru torpedoed by the uss sealion ! Lest we forget
1965DAZA 5 months ago
My father's cousin Hugh Wilson was picked up by the Sealion, one of 54 I believe. He wrote a small book about his experiences on the death railway and the rescue by Sealion. After 3 years with his best mate Alf, through capture, the railway and the sinking of the Rakuyo Maru, Alf slipped off the raft they had clung to for 3 days about 30 minutes before the Sealion picked them up. Such a sad part of his story. Hugh lived on well into his 70s though.
mikeystaples 7 months ago
Years ago I mentioned the sinking of the Kongo to one of the WWII vets in our office. He had never mentioned that he was on the Sea Lion, but when I mentioned this, he started talking about the Kongo and about this rescue. He said the Captain told them to select 50 men who were in good enough shape to survive. He said that letting the others fall back into the sea was the hardest thing he ever did. I guess that is why he had never ever spoken to any of us about it.
Bobbysoxer2 7 months ago
TOP RESPECT
nozzer1967 1 year ago
Last week was the anniversary of the sinking and rescue, yesterday was my Dad's birthday, shock to realise he's been dead 30 years next Tuesday, that's half the time he was alive and I've actually outlived him.
This is likely to be my last visit here, I've saved the films to a hard drive and I'll take the odd look at them but time to move on now.
Thanks to all for the comments and support tho, much appreciated.
TonyFDordogne 1 year ago
@TonyFDordogne
Thanks so much for your input and comments on this video. You are so very fortunate to have had your Dad, Bill Fuller, survive this horrible time in his life. Although, it had a major impact on the remainder of his life, at least he made it out alive.
People nowadays just cannot comprehend the suffering that these poor men were subject to.
hayseed1957 1 year ago
@TonyFDordogne
Your Dad will always be a Hero in my book. And, it is just so sad how these men were so horribly mistreated and tortured by thier captors, and then later, almost forgotten by thier own government.
He must have been an incredible man to have endured this, and keep his sanity.
NEVER FORGET:
Fuller, William .H., #1427178, Bombardier, 31st 7th Coast Regiment, Fix Defenses, Malay. 54 Lascotts Rd., Bous Park, London, N19, England.
RIP Mr Fuller, You deserve it.
hayseed1957 1 year ago
Hi Guys
Well, almost another year gone and I still can't watch this and hear the music without getting upset.
I've been scanning a huge number of pics of my father over the past few months and having retired from my work as an historian and genealogist, I'm finally going to crack on with trying to find out more about his family.
TonyFDordogne 1 year ago
@TonyFDordogne
Hey Tony,
Thanks for dropping in again. I am sorry the vdeo is upsetting to you. But I can sure understand. I know for me, scanning my Mom and Dads photos, and making slide shows for them was very therapuetic. Plus, getting in touch with some distant relatives asking for old pictures was really a good thing.
Did your Dad have any WW2 pictures?? Let us know how you're doing. Stay in touch, Hope you are enjoying Retirement.
Highest Regards, HaySeed.
hayseed1957 1 year ago
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@hayseed1957 Hi Hayseed and Co
15th September will be here soon, anniversary of the rescue, my Dad's birthday would have been on 21st September and he died on 28th September, 1980, a week after his 61st birthday. Funny old month September!
TonyFDordogne 1 year ago
@TonyFDordogne Hi Hayseed and Co
15th September will be here soon, anniversary of the rescue, my Dad's birthday would have been on 21st September and he died on 28th DSeptember, 1980, a week after his 61st birthday. Funny old month September!
TonyFDordogne 1 year ago
nice video.
Ironically, Japanese hellships in the Pacific was quite like the slaveships for triangular trade in the Atlantic.
ChankoroSlaughter 1 year ago
Being Australian, i have great respect for the Americans, without them in WW2 we would not have survived.
TheSparkyG 2 years ago
SparkyG
Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting.
I have so much respect for the brave young Aussie, British and Scottish men who suffered so much at the unmerciful hands of the once mighty Japanese Imperial Army.
They never got the HEROS welcome that they so rightly deserved.
Plus, 60 years later, it seems the japanese are trying to re-write the history books by denying any of these horrible atrocities even occured.
Cheers Mate.
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition"
hayseed1957 2 years ago
@hayseed1957 no worries at all mate, I am a keen studier in World War 2 and lived in the USA for 3 years.
Just reading your comment, it said u were in the Navy?
I happen to be in my last year of school and intereseted in a career within the Navy, could you give me any suggestions?
TheSparkyG 2 years ago
Great video man! I've been on the Pampanito in San Francisco which I think was also part of this rescue. Not to nitpick, but Scotland is part of Britain. Britain does not mean England as most people around the world think. Britain is made up of 3 countries (Scotland, England, Wales). Each of the 3 countries have the same status within Great Britain as each other. A Scottish person is just as much British as an Englishman or Welshman.
edinburgh96 2 years ago
Hi Hayseed,
As a daughter to one of Sealion's submariners, I cried and cried when I saw my Dad on the video.
Thank you so much for keeping the memory of my father alive, but also giving us the hope to attempt to be as true to the human spirit and as brave as those men were.
With gratitude, Henry A. Joyce's daughter
Lochinvaria 2 years ago
Your are so very welcome.
All of the men on this boat are Heros in my book.
Please see another youtube channel I put together. It is called SubRescue. It has 4 Sealion / Pampanito videos, two are narrated by The man who shot this video, Lt jg (ss) Joe Bates, plus there is a 5 part video called "The Crossing", don't miss part 5. That is where two of the survivors meet up with several of your Dads shipmates, 50 years later.
Thanks for commenting,
Regards,
HaySeed.
hayseed1957 2 years ago
I've just sat and cried my way through this video and the messages.
My Father, Bill Fuller, was one of the men being pulled out of the water and was also shown below decks.
I met some of the other survivors and was fortunate enough to meet a couple of members of the crew, after Dad died in 1980, aged 61.
Not enough words to say thank you to all the rescuers of those poor souls and for what they did for them afterwards.
Happy to talk to anybody privately if they want to.
TonyFDordogne 2 years ago 2
Hey Tony,
Thanks so much for commenting. Did your Dad talk about his POW experience much? Did it have a major impact on the rest of his life?.
I see your Dad listed as a survivor.
Fuller, W.H., #1427178, Bombardier, 31st 7th Coast Regiment, Fix Defenses, Malay. 54 Lascotts Rd., Bous Park, London, N19, England.
Thanks again, and God Bless.
hayseed1957 2 years ago
It informed everything he did for the rest of his life. He talked about his experiences quite a lot but wouldn't have anything to do with ex-service organisations until much later in his life, which was very successful in many ways.
However, his health was always poor, not debilitatingly so but he always had stomach problems caused by the diet. He eventually died of cancer, one week after his 61st birthday in September 1980.
Lots of tales of what happened including on the Railway/Kwai.
TonyFDordogne 2 years ago
Thanks for the information Tony. So sorry about your Dad. I will email you, I have more questions about his experiences.
Regards,
HaySeed.
hayseed1957 2 years ago
No problem, email me when you want to.
TonyFDordogne 2 years ago
My uncle, gunner Robert Alfred Humfrey was among those on board the Rakuyo Maru when it was torpedoed by the USS Sea Lion. Lost at sea.
stevelampard 2 years ago
So very sorry to hear about your Dear Uncle Steve. What an unfortunate incident this was. Have you seen the Channel I put together concerning this subject?. Please take a look when you get a chance. Thanks for dropping by, Regards, Hayseed
It is called simply subrescue
hayseed1957 2 years ago
great video...my dad , Eli Reich, was the skipper on the Sealion...you can see him in the last shot. He loved the Navy and all the great people he served with... especially those on the Sealion. I'm so glad this country is has a new found respect for the men and women who protect us. GO NAVY!
sealion1944 2 years ago
Well,
My Goodness. If you are Mr Reich's Son, I would like to tell you just how much respect I have for your Dad, and it is an honor to have you view my Video. I have heard a lot about Eli Reich, and he is certainly a hero of the highest degree in MY book. Thanks so much for dropping by.
(could you please email me here at youtube privately?)
hayseed1957 2 years ago
My grandfather , Alfred Sing, was one of the men rescued here by the USS Sea Lion after the hell as a POW on the Burma - Thailand Railway. Great to see the footage.
Lest We Forget.
lifesshortgofast 2 years ago
I see his name on the roster list of Survivors. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Regards, Mate.
Sing, Alfred, #WX16, Private, 2nd 4th Machine Gun Battalion. 293 Duke St., Northam, Western Australia.
hayseed1957 2 years ago
Amazing footage and highest respect to everyone involved in the whole story, this was a generation of man that will never be seen again, a generation that will be truly missed, and this is coming from a 23 year old.
God Bless Them All
DocRoeuk 3 years ago
My Dad was senior radioman aboard USS Perch SS-176 when attacked by the Japanese off the coast of Java. He was a POW for 3 1/2 years. If anyone has any unpublished photos, video, or info on Perch, please let me know. Many thanks!
crossroader 3 years ago
I have read the story about the Men of the Perch, and what a very sad story it is. I would like to extend my heartfelt condolences about how your Dad and the Perch crew suffered. Thanks SO MUCH for dropping by, Highest Regards,
Hayseed1957
hayseed1957 2 years ago
Thank you Hayseed for replying to my note on my Uncle Freddie. Although he was drowned after the torpedo hit, he is commemorated in Kranji War Cemetery , Singapore.After nearly a life time of trying to find out what happened, its really nice to know that you guys did as much as you could to save as many lives as possible, and to see the actual rescue attempts was really quiet incredible. Let us hope that your new President does all he can to bring peace to the world
daveginojenkins 3 years ago
We can only hope, Regards......
hayseed1957 3 years ago
A truly moving story. My Uncle Freddie was on the boat that was sank and I have only recently found this out. He was he in the Royal Corp of signals 26 years old,- a brave man
daveginojenkins 3 years ago
So sorry to hear that. How horrible to be a POW for 3 years, and then have that happen. God Bless, and thanks for dropping by.
hayseed1957 3 years ago
My late father shot these 16mm movies. He was the communications officer on the Sealion at the time. He was always haunted by the memory of having to leave some of the POW's behind. The captain had to decide when they'd picked up all they could manage. In the 1990's a television documentary about this incident called "The Deadly Crossing" on was produced and shown on A&E.
bigscreenbob 3 years ago
Bob,
Thanks so much for dropping by, and for the Info. What was your Dad's name?. Sorry to hear he suffered from this incident. You know, over 2,000 POW's went in the water, and as an ex Bubblhead myself, I know there is only so many men you can fit inside a submarine safely. Plus, there was a Typhoon coming, Decisions like that are NEVER easy to make.
Regards, Hayseed.....
hayseed1957 3 years ago
My dad's name was Joe "Shorty" Bates. There are very few of his shipmates still around. I met a lot of them in the 1980's and 1990's at a couple of reunions my dad hosted. Those guys will always be heroes in my eyes. In the '80's I toured a submarine almost identical to the Sealion with my dad taking over as tour guide! Gives you a whole new level of appreciation and respect for what submarines like the Sealion accomplished during WWII.
bigscreenbob 3 years ago
Oh Man, that is so cool. I'll bet he had some good "sea" stories. Are you still in contact w/ any of his shipmates?. My Uncles WW2 surface ship (Target) had its LAST reunion just this past year. It was so fun getting in touch w/ Men from his ship. The difference between a newer Nuclear Boat and a Diesel Boat is amazing. Kinda like the difference in staying in a motel, or in a tent at a KOA.. ha ha...
Highest Regards, and thanks again for dropping in.
Regards, Hayseed.......
hayseed1957 3 years ago
I see the next Sealion Reunion will be in SanDiego in about 9 Months. Interesting.
hayseed1957 3 years ago
He had great stories about the Sealion's war patrols in the Pacific, and he wrote down a lot of them. My sister's collected them and hopes to publish a book of them. Maybe you found out about the reunion from John Clear's Sealion website? Clear created a page on my dad after he died:
bigscreenbob 3 years ago
Thanks for the heads' up about the reunion. I have planted the idea in my dad's head that he should let me take him to San Diego for it. His name is Bill Hill and he served as an Electrician's Mate during that time along with bigscreenbob's dad.
cmhill2 3 years ago
cmhill2,
Thanks so much for dropping by. I sure hope you do get your Dad out for the USS Sealion reunion. Please give your Dad, Bill, my Highest, Highest Regards. How is he doing???? These young sailors, jumping in the water to rescue these men, without even life jackets on, it's just incredible. Was your Dad on topside during the rescue??
hayseed1957 3 years ago
He's sitting right here now... says he's fine! Yes, he was topside, but didn't go in the water. He was helping to get the men on board and clean up them up. Afterwards, he volunteered with about 8 other crew members to act as nurses for the injured men, even though they had no training for that.
cmhill2 3 years ago
cmhill2,
Please give your Dad my regards, and let him know he's a HERO in my book. The men on this boat did some incredible things. That was truly the "Greatest Generation".
hayseed1957 3 years ago
My dad was on this boat when they sank the Kongo & rescued these POWs. I can see him briefly in the sick bay footage. Thanks for posting!!
cmhill2 3 years ago
sorry, my history is a little fuzzy... sinking of the battleship and POW rescue were 2 separate incidents. BTW, my dad's the guy in the white t-shirt - first he's scratching his elbow, then he's seen looking around.
cmhill2 3 years ago
cmhill2:
Thanks for dropping in, and thanks for emailing me. So glad to hear your Dad is still with us. Please give him my Highest Regards.
Hayseed......
hayseed1957 3 years ago
Be proud of your father´s name during your life. Not the common people can do the things I saw in this video.
Greetins
ziclon1939 3 years ago
I seen this clip 2nd...Oh Lord incredible footage.
Friends forever thanks mate.Those blokes would have thought we are truly and Royaly F@#$ED 3 years as Jap pow's then lost at sea.
God bless America, God defend New Zealand, thank God for Australia.
carnex333 3 years ago 4
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Regards, Mate.....
hayseed1957 3 years ago
thanks
roudy1689 3 years ago
Thanks to the US Navy. Special thanks to all the Allies of WW2. God Bless the POWs. I am producing a WW2 submarine film in Mobile Alabama titled USS Seaviper. The story has scenes about allied POWs and the torture they went through.
Thank you for the documentary, we need more of these.
ussseaviper 3 years ago
Bloody good for the Yanks there mate...
BlackCountryLad 4 years ago 2
Truly Amazing Thanks folks for saving our Cobbers.
In times that are so dark, when there is light it is truly bright and grand.
muzzleray 4 years ago
Thanks for dropping by. It was a joint effort, thanks to you folks too for sticking with us, and for your help as well.... Those were some pretty bleak times, huh?
hayseed1957 4 years ago
If I remember right, the SeaLion was in a wolfpack with the Pampanito when they sank the POW transports. I think the prisoners were taken off Battan and were headed for Japan to be used as slave labor. It was routine for a sub to surface to take on Japanese prisoners for the purposes of interrogation, in this case, it is reported that instead of hearing cries in Japanese, one of the submariners, as he was scanning the surface, heard an australian voice.."Can you give me a hand, mate?"
jgstargazer 4 years ago
incredible.. wonderful HEROES !
mikedailing 4 years ago
incredible footage...proud of US submariners
modelleg 4 years ago
Thanks, Me Too!!
hayseed1957 4 years ago