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Below are stories that have been sent to me to remember the sometimes great/sometimes challenging times we had aboard USS Ethan Allen (SSBN 608). I do not authenticate the stories. I just believe they are worth passing along.

Stories Remembered by Don Anderson

I seem to remember an incident in the mid '60's when the auxiliary man of the watch reported he couldn't open the overboard discharge valve for #1 Sanitary tank. It seems something was fouling the operating gear inside the tank.

Seeing as we had many weeks of patrol left">
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Below are stories that have been sent to me to remember the sometimes great/sometimes challenging times we had aboard USS Ethan Allen (SSBN 608). I do not authenticate the stories. I just believe they are worth passing along.

Please forward all stories to ssbn608@ssbn608.org

Stories Remembered by Don Anderson

I seem to remember an incident in the mid '60's when the auxiliary man of the watch reported he couldn't open the overboard discharge valve for #1 Sanitary tank. It seems something was fouling the operating gear inside the tank.

Seeing as we had many weeks of patrol left, someone had to dive into the sanitary tank, determine what the problem was, and fix it if at all
possible. Sam Gerard was the only qualified scuba diver aboard so he was elected. After much preparation and plenty of leak checks on his gear, Sam saved the day by removing a skivvies shirt from the operating gear that someone had irresponsibly dumped into the tank - likely through the crapper. Fortunately for that unknown crewman there was no name stenciled on the shirt, but from that day forward Sam was known as "Sanitary Sam".

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