Charleston Base Bids Farewell To EN2 (SS) Marshall Pappy Henderson - WWII Veteran On Eternal Patrol
Marshall Pappy Henderson EN2 (SS) U. S. Navy (Ret.), 90, of Hanahan, SC, was laid to rest on 26 August 2013 with full military honors.
USSVI Charleston Base and Fleet Reserve Association Low Country Branch 269 Chaplains led the services. USSVI Charleston Base
presented Pappy's family with several mementos of service and the Fleet Reserve Association held a 'two bell' ceremony. USSVI
Charleston Base conducted a very formal graveside flag folding ceremony and presentation.
Silent Service TV Series Now Available As A Free Download
Thanks to the generosity of USSVI Northern VA Base member Ray Stone, the
following episodes are available for downloading at this site are from the
submarine adventure series 'The Silent Service' which aired during the
1957-1958 television seasons.
The Silent Service is a documentary styled anthology series about the U.S.
Navy's submarine fleet and their missions during World War II and the Korean
War. Every episode was fact based and the realism of the show was elevated
by the use of actual combat footage from the files of the United States
Navy.
The stories, which varied between the South Pacific during World War II, the
Atlantic campaign and the Korean War, were the brainchild of Rear Admiral
Thomas T. M. Dykers, himself a WWII submariner who commanded USS Jack
(SS-259) and retired from the Navy in 1949 after 22 years of service.
Admiral Dykers also did an intro piece for each episode, narrated the action
and filmed a closing segment, usually with a member of the crew of the
submarine that was highlighted on that particular episode.
Each season was comprised of 39 episodes. All of the episodes for season one
are complete, however there are three missing episodes for season two. If
anyone has copies or knows where they are available, please let Ray know.
In addition to the episodes, Ray has included copies of the press kits that
were issued to the stations along with the films. He also included episode
summaries which are handy in preparing notices / programs for individual
viewing.
All episodes are in MP4 format. Ray suggests downloading to your device
rather than trying to view online. Each episode is about 30 min. in length
so consider that when trying to download.
To download the TV episodes, go to www.olgoat.com and click on the DOWNLOAD
link at the bottom of the page.