This episode is about submariner and World War II war hero, Robert Hunt, otherwise known as "Bob" Hunt by those of us who grew up in Decorah, Iowa.  Bob served as a torpedoman in on the USS Tambor, one of the leading attack submarines of the Pacific War.  Bob served as a torpedoman on a nearly unheard of 12 submarine missions during the Pacific War. 

My guest is Dr. Robert Schultz, PhD, former English professor at Luther College and co-author of Bob's biography, "We Were Pirates", about Bob's experiences as a submariner in the Pacific War.  He currently serves as professor emeritus of English at Roanoke College in Virginia.  We'll take you on Bob's incredible odyssey from Decorah, Iowa to the attack on Pearl Harbor, to Battle of Midway to the farthest reaches of the Pacific.  

I only knew Bob as the guy that I played tennis with in my teens.  I had no idea he lived through one the most dangerous aspects of naval service, a submariner on an attack sub during the Pacific.  Bob faced incredible danger, and survived to tell his story.   

Bob is a real American hero.  Very grateful to have known him and that Dr. Schultz took the time to write this incredible biography of Bob Hunt.

If you're interested in buying the book, check it out www.rocknecole.com.