Welcome to the Home Page of:
Paul W. Wittmer, life member of:
United States Submarine Veterans of World War II and
United States Submarine Veterans Inc
The United States Submarine Veterans of World War II is an organization formed under
NATIONAL CHARTER LAW, PUBLIC LAW 97-83.
97th CONGRESS, UNDER SECTION 1
NOTICE: This personal web site is not offically authorized, nor supported by or endorsed by any organization, including
"United States Submarine Veterans of World War II" or "United States Submarine Veterans Inc"
WARNING copy righted material. ŠPaul W. Wittmer, 1999, All rights reserved.
This web site revised to include edited material from the former website known as (www.Tinosa283.com) December, 2006
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USS Proteus and Submarine Squadron in Tokyo Bay, 2 Sep 1945
This public relations photograph was taken at the end of WW II.
It was the time of of the signing of the surrender documents on board the battleship Missouri.
The Missouri was anchored immediately ahead of the Proteus.
I was in a relief crew and promptly assigned to the large ex Jap Sub I-401 as a Prize Crew Member.
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USS Tinosa SS-283
Photograph when she still had her 4" deck gun.
I made six war patrols on board the U.S.S. Tinosa as a Motor Mac. Five war patrols were considered successful.
All the men who died during WWII have been researched and their records recorded in a two volume publication.
Please scroll down and click on the description of published two volume set of books, which includes a State Index.
The updated set of two books is also available on a single CD-ROM disk.
"UNITED STATES SUBMARINE MEN LOST DURING WORLD WAR II"
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Click here
to enter the Combat Zone and Historic web site, told by the men who were there.
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The Combat Insignia awarded to men who completed a successful war patrol.
A Star was added for each additional successful war patrol.
