​ STORIES OF SERVICE​ – USS Spinax SS SSR 489 Collection

 Interview of Elmer Gerdes Part One Joining the Navy, Submarine School, and Memories of the USS Spinax

Interview of Elmer Gerdes Part Two Memories of the WestPac Cruise and Life on the USS Spinax

Interview of Elmer Gerdes Part Three Memories of the WestPac Cruise on the USS Spinax and Coming Home

Interview of Elmer Gerdes Part Four Service Memories of Nuclear Power School and the USS James Madison SSBN 627

Interview of Elmer Gerdes Part Five Service Memories of the USS Ethan Allen SSBN 608 and the USS Woodrow Wilson SSBN 624

 Interview of Roger Richards Part One Joining the Navy, Submarine School, and Orders to the USS Spinax 

Interview of Roger Richards Part Two Memories of San Diego and Awaiting Transit to the USS Spinax

Interview of Roger Richards Part Three Travels Across the Pacific in Transit to the USS Spinax

Interview of Roger Richards Part Four Memories of Saigon during the Vietnam War and Taipei while in Transit to the USS Spinax

Interview of Roger Richards Part Five Memories of Clark Field and Finally Meeting the Spinax after Six Weeks

Interview of Roger Richards Part Six Memories of the USS Spinax and the Decommissioning 

 Interview of Roger Richards Part Seven Service on the USS Bonefish and Conclusion of Service