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PaulR

Posted 2008-04-13 9:14 AM (#14949)

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Posts: 1269

Location: Hopewell Junction NY

Subject: USS PIPER SS-409

Was anyone serving aboard PIPER in the early 1960's that has info regarding a "LT HUSTON" that was lost overboard in Sept of 1964?

I'm trying to get a full name and possible background info (hometown of record) to get him entered on the ETERNAL PATROL PAGE

Please CONTACT ME

PaulR

Posted 2008-04-16 5:33 AM (#15026 - in reply to #14949)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1269

Location: Hopewell Junction NY

Subject: RE: USS PIPER SS-409 - followup

Funny how things work out sometimes, and how sometimes, you get much more than you bargain for.

In my quest to document the loss of the 1st LT Huston aboard USS PIPER in 1964, I've been able to:

Exchange emails with the "ET" radar operator on watch at that time.
The "ET" (George Bain) recalls that the event occurred on the COB's birthday and that COB was praying for the "Best" birthday present he could receive, by recovering the LT Huston. The COB was Joe Negri. My search reveals 15 Sept as Negri's birthday and the exact date that I had calculated the loss to have occurred. Lucky guess on my part.

Exchange emails with the ENG officer (LT Cal Sutliff) who had recently transferred, but he recalled LT Huston's name to be "William".

Read in a document that the LT Huston was a graduate of a "Maritime Academy" where he was a standout football player. Our CO on Sea Robin at that time was a graduate of MAINE MARITIME AVADEMY (MMA), so I contacted them with the info I had as luck would have it, "William A. Huston", of Bangor ME class of 1961 was co captain of their football team. They emailed me a scanned page from his yearbook, including his photo.

Do an on-line search for HUSTON in Bangor, ME and finding two listings, both at the same address. I ended up talking to a nice woman, who told me that her husband is the son of the LT. The son was a toddler at the time of his father's loss and has no memory of him. The widow, remarried and still lives in the area, and was returning from Florida that evening.

MMA is interested in honoring the LT as well, as they had no idea of the circumstances of his loss.

My work is near complete.

LT WILLIAM A. HUSTON, of Bangor ME. "Rest Your Oar"

Edited by PaulR 2008-04-16 5:35 AM

Runner485

Posted 2008-04-16 5:39 AM (#15027 - in reply to #15026)

COMSUBBBS

Posts: 2673

Location: New Jersey

Subject: RE: USS PIPER SS-409 - followup

Great detective work Paul. Lt. Huston wouldda signed your qual card for the digging you've done....

Sailor, Rest your oar

Flapper

Posted 2008-04-16 6:37 AM (#15029 - in reply to #15026)

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Posts: 1107

Location: Tucson AZ

Subject: Wow!

Just WOW!

Nice work, and a

to you!

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