An interesting piece of WWII Naval history

[Tom in Atlanta]

Hi Guys;
I don't post here too often but thought I would share this interesting little piece of WWII Naval history. It is a 1940's Universal Geneve with a military style dial and solid 14k gold case.

The back is inscribed "Lt. Comdr. H. D. Spratlin From The Officers and Crew U.S.S. Finback Oct.11,1944"

Lt. Commander H. D. (Dean) Spratllin was executive officer of the USS Finback when it pulled a downed fighter pilot by the name of George H. W. Bush out of the South Pacific. Spratlin and Bush apparently remained friends, with Spratlin attending Bush's inauguration and being mentioned in his memoirs. Here are a couple of links to info on Spratlin.

http://gtalumni.org/Publications/tec...all91/FOW.html

http://www.bushbomberjackets.com/military.html

http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/item...SOBOX=1&REC=10

Kindest Regards - Tom

 

[arclight]

Thank you for posting that Tom...........a very interesting and historical piece!

arclight

 

[deeb7]

Thank you for posting that Tom...........a very interesting and historical piece!

.... with a great dial.

 

[SuinBruin]

Thanks for sharing, that is very cool. I love anything related to the American submarine force in WWII -- it's fascinated me since I was a kid. The watch is a great piece of submarine history.

 

[dujardin]

nice one


congrats and thanks

 

[TankBuster]

Super cool! Congrats!