Duty & Valor - Military Stories of Courage and Sacrifice - The Story of Rear Admiral Eugene Fluckey: Medal of Honor for Revolutionary Submarine Tactics in WWII

The Story of Rear Admiral Eugene Fluckey: Medal of Honor for Revolutionary Submarine Tactics in WWII

12/23/22 • 9 min

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Dive deep into the remarkable story of United States Navy Rear Admiral Eugene Fluckey, an innovator in WWII submarine warfare. As commander of the USS Barb, Fluckey and his valiant crew revolutionized submarine combat with tactics that resulted in the destruction of a multitude of enemy vessels and even a daring clandestine operation to sabotage a train.
Fluckey's exceptional leadership and innovative strategies not only changed the course of the war, but also earned him the highest U.S. military decoration - the Medal of Honor. We're privileged to bring you this extraordinary tale of courage, strategy, and resilience in war.
You can find the book he authored here:
Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II
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Duty & Valor - Military Stories of Courage and Sacrifice - The Story of Rear Admiral Eugene Fluckey: Medal of Honor for Revolutionary Submarine Tactics in WWII

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Read Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey

Welcome back everyone, in this episode of Duty & Valor I’ll tell you the story of a man who commanded a submarine during some of the heaviest fighting in the Pacific during WWII, inflicting heavy enemy losses. A man who would employ ingenious tactics to revolutionize nighttime submarine warfare. A man who ordered the first rocket attacks from US submarines in combat. A man who would direct his men to attack a railroad in what