BUTCH GREENERT

I received the information about the book described below, "PRESUMED LOST", about submarine prisoners of war in WWII, from Robert Lentz.  Robert  was on the USS SEAWOLF SS197 before the start of the war and then transferred to USS Perch.  On Perch’s 2nd war patrol, they got beat up by depth charges real bad and barely made it back to the surface.  While there, the Jap’s came back over the horizon and the CO made the decision to surrender because submerging again met certain death. 

I had the fortunate experience to meet Robert at a WOLFPACK reunion held here in Bremerton two years ago and got to spend many hours with him and his lovely wife Carol.  I arranged for him to have a tour of USS SEAWOLF SSN21 (USS JIMMY CARTER SSN23 is the final ship of the SEAWOLF CLASS).   A picture of Robert, the CO of the modern Day USS SEAWOLF SSN21 and myself (who served on USS SEAWOLF SSN575) made the front page of the KITSAP Sun in Aug 2007.  That picture represented 3 generations of SEAWOLF sailors.   I read Robert Moore’s book about USS SEAWOLF SS197 and it was a great read that I highly recommend.   If he writes even a fraction about Robert's ordeal as Robert explained to me, this will be a great read that I think other Nave League members may enjoy.
r/Butch Greenert

<>Presumed LOST: The incredible ordeal of America's Submarine POW's during the Pacific War.   by Stephen L. Moore ......................................................................................
The book is not the shelf's yet, You can preorder the book by sending $37.95 per copy, plus $4.00 shipping/handling. Add $1.50 per additional book to the same address. Send check or money order made out to STEVE MOORE, 995 Hondo Rd. Lantana, TX 76226

EARLY REVIEWS:
"PRESUMED LOST shines a light on one of WWII's darker chapters and provides further evidence of the submarine service's immeasurable contribution to the war effort in the Pacific.  It is a harrowing account of heroism and human endurance in the face of systematic abuse, humiliation, torture and enslavement by a brutal and cruel Japanese military. Highly recommended!" -Gannon McHale, author of Stealth Boat: fighting the Cold War in a Fast Attack Submarine
"Here are the unforgettable true stories of the horrors faced by the crews of seven american submarines lost in World War II, men who were captured, tortured and used as slave laborers by the Japanese. Stephen L. Moore's exhaustively researched chronicle demonstrates what it took to survive torture, war crimes for which they later were charged and convicted by the U.S. Government". -- Carl LaVO author of Back From the Deep.
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