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At random: The USS Blenny SS 324, on her last patrol of WW II sank 63 vessels. One by torpedo and 62 by deck gunfire, demolition charges set by boarding parties or by burning. On several occasions shotguns were fired through the boats bottoms. These were all vessels under the 500 ton JANAC limit for tonnage sunk and not counted in the "official" totals or ships sunk. This is also a record for the most vessels ever sunk by a submarine on one patrol.

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BELL, Jr., C. Edwin, VADM, USN, Ret., died on March 5, 2008 at home, at Harbor's Edge in Norfolk. He was 91. Adm. Bell was born July 25, 1916, in Hamlet, N.C., the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Edwin Bell Sr. His father was a senior official with the Seaboard Railroad. As a child, Adm. Bell lived in Norfolk and Washington, D.C., graduating from Western High School in Washington. He attended the University of Maryland for one year and then was accepted at the U.S. Naval Academy, from which he graduated in 1939. Before US entry into World War II, he served briefly in USS Yorktown and for two years in USS Cole. During World War II, he served in the Pacific in submarines USS Bonita (SS-165), USS Tinosa (SS-283) and USS Thornback (SS-418). He made seven war patrols against the Empire of Japan, serving as executive officer of USS Tinosa and USS Thornback, and was awarded two Silver Stars. After World War II, Adm. Bell was executive officer of USS Carp (SS-338) and commanded USS Diodon (SS-349), as well as Submarine Squadron Five and the attack transport USS Cambria. He attended the Armed Forces Staff College and the National War College and served in the Pentagon as well. His last ship command was of guided missile-cruiser USS Little Rock, flagship of the U.S. 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean, in 1963 and 1964. He was selected for flag rank in 1964. As a rear admiral, he commanded Amphibious Group Four in Little Creek, Va.; as a vice admiral, he was director, Navy Program Planning, where he worked closely with then secretary of the Navy John Warner, and then-assistant secretary of the Navy Charles A. Bowsher. Adm. Bell's last Navy assignment was as commander, Amphibious Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, based in Little Creek. He retired as a vice admiral in 1973. His decorations, in addition to the two Silver Stars from World War II, included the Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit. After he left the Navy, he took over the management of Norfolk's Convention and Cultural Center, including the 11,000-seat Scope Coliseum and 2,400-seat Chrysler Hall. He was impresario of the facilities until 1987, hosting such stars as Leslie Caron, Julia Roberts, Howard Keel, Lyle Lovett and Willie Nelson as well as professional basketball and the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. After retiring from Norfolk Scope, he booked entertainment for Portsmouth's Willet Hall for four years. A member of the Naval Academy golf team, he enjoyed golf for most of his life and could shoot his age well into his 80s. He was a longtime Washington Redskins fan who rarely missed a home game. In recent years, Adm. Bell had lived in Virginia Beach and Naples, Fla. At the time of his death, he resided at Harbor's Edge retirement home in Norfolk. He was a member of the Princess Anne Country Club. He is survived by his wife, Rachael C. Bell of Norfolk; three daughters, Cynthia B. Doster of Annapolis, Md., Susan B. Moos of Naples, Fla., and Fairfax, Va., and Gail B. Calfee of Shaker Heights, Ohio; five grandchildren and four great- grandchildren; and four stepdaughters. His first wife, Ellen M. Bell, died in 1991. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, retired U.S. Army Col. Olin Lee Bell and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. William John Bell, killed in action in the Korean War. A funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Md. The family will receive friends at the Norfolk Chapel of H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments Sunday from 3 until 5 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation, 5040 Virginia Beach Blvd., Suite 104A, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 or to the Midshipman Welfare Fund c/o U.S. Naval Academy.

HAYES, Wallace C., 83, was called home to heaven Thursday March 6, 2008, by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Wally was born October 30, 1924, in Ennis to Albert and Geneva Hayes. He was affectionately known as Wally, Chuck, W.C., Pops and PaPaw by those who knew and loved him. He proudly served as chief of the boat (COB) in the US Navy Submarine Service and World War II and retired after 20 years of dedicated service. Wallace was an honorable Christian man of few words who led by example. He was an avid woodworker and spent countless hours carving and tinkering in his infamous workshop called "Wally's Dog House." Wallace will be dearly missed by all who knew him. The love, kindness, strength and courage he demonstrated throughout his life is an example for us all. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, James; and granddaughter, Hillary. Survived by his cherished wife of 56 years, Joyce Robertson Hayes; sons, Bruce and wife, Jeannine, and Craig and wife, Elizabeth; daughter, Holly; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Martin; nieces and nephews; and several dear friends. Visitation 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Arlington Funeral Home, Arlington, TX. Funeral at 3:30 p.m. Monday in Arlington Funeral Home Chapel. Interment in Moore Memorial Gardens.

KAIN, Daniel Patrick "Mingo", 51, died on March 5, 2008 in his home in Titusville, FL. He was the son of Jack Kain of Gables Care Center, Hopedale, OH, and the late Erla Rae McKendree Benzo, both formerly of Weirton, WV. Born on June 29, 1956, in Philadelphia, he was a 1975 graduate of Brooke High School, Wellsburg, WV. He was a retired US Navy veteran, serving much of that time onboard several nuclear submarines and two submarine tenders. After his retirement from the Navy, he graduated from Northampton Community College, Class of 1999, While residing in Kunkletown. He went on to work at several local companies in the quality field, including several years at Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, NJ. He was married to his wife, Carol Musselman Kain, for 18 years. In addition to his wife and father, he is survived by a son, Patrick Lawrence Kain of Titusville, FL.; and two sisters, Jackie Smith of Hopedale, OH, and Sheila McKim of Mount Pleasant, OH. At the time of his death, he was employed by Visium Resources Inc. as a contract employee to Metters Inc., Maitland, FL., as quality manager.

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