Fluckey, center, is escorted by Cmdr. Greg Cotten to receive alumni's Distinguished Graduate Award.Retired Rear Adm. Eugene B. Fluckey, center, and USS Barb shipmates look over flags representing ...

Once again, the Navy will have USS Barb in the fleet ... 23 Silver Stars and 23 Bronze Stars, among other awards. The Barb is actually the third of its name. Following the decommissioning of ...

In August 1945, eight members of the crew of the USS Barb posed for a photo at Pearl Harbor holding up the submarine’s battle flag. The different patches on the flag represented the boat’s ...

The USS Barb, a 1,525-ton Gato class submarine built at Groton, Connecticut, was commissioned in July 1942. That fall the submarine was sent to operate in European waters, taking part in the ...

A World War II Navy veteran who served on board USS Barb (SS 220) visited Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay and toured the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 32), Aug. 20.

Battle flag of USS Barb (SS-220) including the train the crew derailed in an operation to the Japanese home islands in World War II. USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park photo Secretary of the ...

Fluckey, skipper of the USS Barb. And, no, the sub wasn’t named for his beloved daughter, 72, who lives in the Stonecrest senior community next to The Villages. “The crew loved dad,” Bove said.

"Along with the previously named USS Barb (SSN 804), these boats will honor the strong traditions and heritage of the silent service." Commissioned shortly after the U.S. entered World War II ...