USS Diodon (SS-349) History
1952 (provided by Don Remily, EM2(SS))

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On 14 June 1952, LCDR R.S. Froude relieved CDR Palmer as commanding officer.

In October 1952, DIODON sailed for the Pacific Northwest to provide services for aviation units operating at Whidbey Island, Washington. On 6 November, DIODON submerged for the two-thousandth time while in the Puget Sound area. DIODON operated with units of the Canadian Navy based at Esquimalt, British Columbia. The ship returned to San Diego in December 1952.

DIODON returned to the west coast for overhaul from February to May 1951. Resuming her west coast operations, DIODON aided in the training of Canadian naval air and surface forces out of Esquimalt, BC, from October to December 1952.

Memories and Shipmates

Jim Anderson, Diodon Shipmate 1952 to 1955

EM2(SS) Marvin J. Andresick on Diodon 1949 to 1952

Charles A. Baltz, RMCS(SS) 1951-1952

Christianson of Diodon between 1952 to 1954

 W.  Carey Fields on Diodon Jan 1948 to Jan 1953
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CS1(SS) Jake Gorman on USS Diodon left Diodon in April of 1952

Jack L. Jones, EM2(SS) 1952-1953

Ted Kane, SO3(SS) on Diodon 1949 - 1952

Dennis A. "Shipwreck" Kelly on Diodon from 1952 to 1955

 

Arthur E. Kneuer, LT(SS) 1952

 

SO3(SS) Jack Lachnicht, Diodon Shipmate 1952 through 1956

 

Robert John Lynch CS2(SS), Diodon Shipmate, departed 16 April 1952

 

James Saloney Petralba TN(SS), Diodon Shipmate 1950-1952, departed 22 March 1952

 

Gerald D. Phillips TMT1(SS), Diodon Shipmate, departed 5 Feb 1952

 

Irwin Ross on Diodon 1952 to 1954
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Terrance A.  Ryan SA, Diodon Shipmate, reported to duty 12 Feb 1952

CSC(SS) Carroll Sharp qualified on and served on Diodon for one year in 1951 to 1952
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EM Alvin Smith on Diodon about 1945 to 1952 in Nursing Home
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Edgar Smith - Auxiliaryman on Diodon from 1949 to December 1952

Sody of Diodon

John Thomas SA, Diodon Shipmate, departed 12 Feb 1952

 

Warren Zeiller (Flange) - crew of '52 - '55
 

Photos

1952-53 USS Diodon (SS-349) slides of Warren Zeiller

1952 to 1954 Photos of Jim Anderson

1952 to 1954 Photos of Gene Whitney and Shipmates

1952 to 1954 Diodon and Shipmate Photos by Gene Whitney - with 2 or more shipmates

1952 to 1954 Diodon and Shipmate Photos by Gene Whitney -  Part 1: Unidentified - link deleted 06-04-03

1952 to 1954 Diodon and Shipmate Photos by Gene Whitney - Part 2: Shipmates A to H

1952 to 1954 Diodon and Shipmate Photos by Gene Whitney - Part 3: Shipmates J to R

1952 to 1954 Diodon and Shipmate Photos by Gene Whitney - Part 4: Shipmates S to V

From: AKneuer@aol.com 
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 6:49 PM
Subject: USS Diodon (SS349)

Jim,
Thanks for the web site info. I was only on Diodon for a short time, 10/52 to 12/52, when I received orders to recommission the Menhaden at Mare Island. I was a TM1(SS) at the time.

I retired after 26 years in 1969 as a LT. Once again, thanks for the Information.

"Dutch" Kneuer