Happy Veterans Day!

Crew of my Dad's Submarine, the USS Sea Poacher, posing at the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base in front of a captured Japanese mini-sub (1944)
Crew of my Dad’s Submarine, the USS Sea Poacher, posing at the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base in front of a captured Japanese mini-sub (1944)
LTJG James A. Brink, Weapons Officer, USS Sea Poacher, 1944-1945
LTJG James A. Brink, Weapons Officer, USS Sea Poacher, 1944-1945

Happy veterans day to all my fellow veterans! Here are some pictures of my Dad, his fellow shipmates, and the USS Sea Poacher (SS 406).  James Brink (at the time a LTJG) served aboard the Sea Poacher for four war patrols during World War II. After the war he remained in the Reserve, was mobilized during Korea and the Cuban Missile Crisis, commanded two reserve submarines, and retired as a Commander in 1964. In his civilian career, he practiced law for over 40 years.

USS Sea Poacher (SS 406). Images courtesy of the USS Sea Poacher Association (www.seapoacher.com). War Patrols may be accessed on the site.