Rear Adm. Eugene B. Fluckey Laid to Rest
In my inaugural post on this blog I provided a link to an obituary for Rear Adm. Eugene B. Fluckey, 93, winner of the Medal of Honor for his wartime exploits as the commander of the submarine the USS Barb. Fluckey, who also held four Navy Crosses, commanded the Barb from April 1944 to August 1945 and sent 95,360 tons of Japanese shipping to the bottom. Adm. Fluckey died of complications of Alzheimer’s disease in June.
Tuesday, August 28, the Admiral’s services were held at the Naval Academy Chapel. Fluckey was in the Class of 1935. This story carries a moving photograph of his wife accepting the flag on behalf of a grateful nation and the memories of an 83-year-old man who came to bury his commander. Be warned, I cried.
WWII, USS Barb, Eugene Fluckey
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