"We never made a patrol that we didn't sink a ship; we never sank a ship that we didn't get depth-charged." (Audio Interview, 25:29)
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Warren H. Link
War: World War, 1939-1945 Branch: Navy Unit: 6th Submarine Squadron (Subron) Service Location: Naval Training School, Norfolk, Virginia; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Rank: Chief Motor Machinist's Mate Place of Birth: PA
Warren Link served on the Tambor, the flagship of the Sixth Submarine Squadron, with Robert Hunt.
Patrolling off Wake Island the
same day as the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Tambor saw the island ablaze form Japanese bombs. Six months later, the sub was first
to report the Japanese task force off Midway. Two cruisers in pursuit ran into each other, and the Tambor received credit for
damaging the ships without firing a shot. According to Link's memoir, the Tambor also transported ammunition, medical supplies,
and troops to Filippino guerrillas; laid mines; and engaged in many wolf pack operations. He describes in terrifying detail several
depth charge attacks that lasted over 12 hours each.