Life on a US submarine on patrol in WWII wasn’t all danger and depth charges. In their off-duty hours the officers of our Silent Service could enjoy the latest hit music from home and all sorts of radio entertainment thanks to the shortwave radios and record players installed in the ward room. Our armed forces in the Pacific even enjoyed a nightly radio program produced by the enemy! Join Cod President Paul Farace as he discusses how officers relaxed on USS Cod, with a brief trip to the Twilight Zone!
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I had an Uncle who was on the USS Texas during WW2 who told me there were more than a few Tokyo Rose dolls in a hangman's noose while he was in board. Thanx, Great Job 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
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There used to be some original Tokyo Rose broadcasts on YT awhile back. Things being what they are now, not sure if they're still available.
Great video by our great Mr Farace. My dad, John, who was the crew chief of the USS KNOX APA 46(–troop transport ) engine room in the Pacific, told me many tales about "Rose"–but not in a favorable way. One day when we were older adults, my Dad pulled out a picture of what he said was "Tokyo Rose" Being the jokester he was, he said it was his girlfriend. We werent really convinced. Turns out it was a picture of a Polynesian girl that had been sold to many sailors on shore leave. We dont know who laughed harder–Dad or us😁🤣😆But it kept us ALL wondering who she really was!Nice video, Paul, thanks for sharing
Awesome video.
Yup great video its these types i like, we see hundreds of videos from others showing torpedo tubes engines and conning tower but so much of the rest of these boats are rarely if ever covered
They couldn't do the radio underwater, underway, right?
What about enlisted men's mess? It had some similar setup or just radio?
FYI: V-Discs were not Bakelite, they were vinyl. The first time vinyl was used for records. They ran at 78rpm, were 12", and could be played on record players provided to the military.