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Old 10-04-2004, 11:33 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Would like to here from ex naval divers during ww2, there training methods and equipement useds during the war,or can any one point me in the right direction as to where i would find this information in either books etc...



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Here are some sites on US Navy Divers.

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq100-1.htm

www.scubatoys.com/navy/history.htm

http://www.navydiver.org/history/

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Thanks Danmark..
This information has given me something to get started on.



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There's a 1951 black and white movie that talks about the role of navy divers in the Pacific campaign. Its an alright movie and fairly accurate. Its called, "The Frogmen".
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