CSC(SS) Carroll Sharp qualified on and served on Diodon for one year in 1951 to 1952

Since 01-18-04

From: Carroll Sharp [mailto:cscss@ipa.net  ]
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 7:20 PM
Subject: RE: Nice to see that you found our USS Diodon SS-349 site

Hello Jim,
 
No, I did not find anything or anyone that I remembered!  I was aboard Diodon for only a year, then went on shore duty. 

But during that year I qualified in submarines and was promoted to Commissaryman First Class. 

But I remember one of the most satisfying days in my Navy life was one October evening after the evening meal in Port Angeles, Washington.  I was down on my hands and knees cleaning the galley deck when I looked up to see a pair of brown shoes and khaki  pants.  Then LT. Fred Porterfield, XO, congratulated me for earning the dolphins! 

I made chief aboard the USS Charr (SS328) in 1960 and retired in 1965.
 
Carroll