Served in the US Navy from Oct.65 - Oct.69......Throttleman aft engine room on the USS Bashaw AGSS 241....Patrolled off shore of NAM inserting SEALS...close to shore submerged up to the conning tower hatch to be able to wet deck launch these brave warriors. My 69 Dart engine is a bit small compaired to the 16 cyl. GMC engines I worked on. I was discharged as MM2 (SS) At the time our boat was the oldest WWII fleet boat in commission her keel was laid in 1942 3 yrs. before I was born.