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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... Regards Allan Wisener. |
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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/ Hope this stuff helps
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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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