For Barbara, always for Barbara.
For my mother, who raised six children
and dozens of dogs, we miss you.
IN MEMORY OF…
WILLARD BASCOM
Ocean pioneer of the first magnitude.
ROBERT FLEMING
A great researcher.
RICHARD SWETE
Exceptional historian and nautical archaeologist.
DONALD SPENCER
Who inspired a legion of divers.
&
GERALD ZINSER
Last surviving crew member of PT-109.
The authors are extremely grateful to the kind and gracious people who helped to make this book possible. Their efforts and considerations are deeply appreciated. Ralph Wilbanks of Diversified Wilbanks, John Davis of ECO-NOVA Productions, Bill Nungesser, Wes Hall, Connie Young, Robert Fleming, Richard DeRosset, Emlyn Brown, Gary Goodyear, Graham Jessop, Elsworth Boyd, Carole Bartholmeaux, Colleen Nelson, Susan MacDonald, Lisa Bower, John Hunley, and Wayne Gronquist.