apology issue, 229–34, 254, 259–61, 266, 267, 281
appearance of, 7, 11
arrival in Wonsan of, 87
attempts by North Koreans to recruit crew, 240–41
civilian oceanographers on, 41, 53–54, 60, 61, 138
commander of (see Bucher, Commander Lloyd Mark “Pete”)
commissioning ceremony of, 8
“confessions” of crew, 99–101, 103–4, 106, 120, 124, 133, 136, 237, 246, 250–52
court of inquiry and, 212–13, 274–76, 285, 289–302, 305–8, 310–15, 323–25, 327–37, 339, 342, 347–51, 353–54, 357, 358, 362, 368
crew wounded in seizure, 74, 76, 85, 86, 183
daily rhythm on, 51
deicing of, 52, 60
destruction system of, 13, 14, 41, 297
emergency destruction attempts by crew, 67, 69–76, 125, 273, 298–99, 311, 313–18, 330–33, 348
escape schemes of crew, 186–87, 216–17, 244, 249
experience of crew, 15
fights amongst crew, 206, 264
food in captivity, 94, 98, 99, 139, 144–46, 180, 181, 184, 188–90, 216, 218, 236, 240–41, 244, 263
health of crew, 181, 183–84, 189, 190, 205, 208, 211, 217–19, 236, 244, 282, 283, 286, 291, 355–56, 360
Hell Week for crew, 247–52, 272, 283, 356
hygiene on, 24
intelligence debriefing of crew, 271, 285–86
interrogations of Bucher and crew, 95–100, 134–36, 144, 238
letter of apology signed by crew, 147–50
letters from home received by crew, 213–14
letters written home by crew, 181–82, 198, 219, 246, 255
location in Wonsan harbor, 114
mistreatment of crew, 83–88, 93–95, 98, 100–4, 130–32, 137–41, 145, 148, 186–88, 194, 206, 207, 214, 215, 218–19, 244, 246–51, 272, 283, 301–2, 327, 377, 379
morale of crew, 211, 213, 236–37, 349
moved from Wonsan, 204
movies shown to crew, 182, 185
North Korean interception and seizure of, 61–77, 83–87, 297–300, 330–35, 348–51, 364
North Korean trawlers investigate, 54–55
off North Korean coast, 52–55, 58
overhaul of, 11–13, 39
“petition for leniency” of crew, 237–38
Pike subcommittee investigation and, 341–47
post-release medical examinations of crew, 273, 282–83
press conferences in captivity and, 130, 145–47, 218, 220–23, 264, 335
prisons holding crew, 93–94, 179–80
propaganda immersion of crew, 190–93, 241–42, 335
psychological assessment of crew, 283–84
purpose of mission of, 3–5, 10, 47–48
radio built by crew, 210, 244
readiness tests and, 14, 19–20
release and homecoming of crew, 261–69, 270, 272–86
repairs and refitting in Sasebo, 48
rescue and assistance plans for, 78–82, 90–92, 108, 116–17, 121, 126, 129, 309–10, 312, 345–47
sea trials of, 12
seasickness of crew, 21, 24, 45, 50, 51
secret negotiations at Panmunjom and, 155–62, 168, 170, 172, 174, 177, 178, 189, 198, 199, 212, 218, 225, 227–29, 231–35, 253–55, 257–62
secret papers and code machines on, 3, 11, 13, 23, 40–41, 48, 137, 285, 317–20
Sinchon trip of crew, 241–43
size and speed of, 7, 8
SOS sent by, 67–68
sports played by crew, 214–15
steering problem of, 21–22, 24, 29, 39, 296
in storms, 44–46, 50
theme song of, 16, 21, 44, 277, 287
as tourist attraction, 373–74
twentieth anniversary of North Korea and, 364
voyage to Hawaii and, 21–22
voyage to Japan and, 24–29
weapons of, 39–40, 42–43, 48, 50, 67, 297, 298, 311, 329, 330
USS Purdy, 306
USS Ranger, 124, 371–72
USS Ronquil, 135, 326
USS Rowan, 124–25
USS Samuel Gompers, 24–26
USS Thresher, 290
USS West Virginia, 293
USS Yorktown, 124, 125
University of Mississippi, 254
University of Nebraska, 36
Vance, Cyrus R., 169–77, 199, 200, 227
Veterans Administration, 371, 378
Veterans of Foreign Wars, 367
Vietcong, 107, 117, 196, 201
Vietnam War, 11, 13, 80, 89, 105–7, 109–10, 112, 116, 117, 135, 153, 165, 172–73, 196, 197, 199, 201, 213, 226–27, 304, 310, 318–19, 340, 366
Vladivostok, Soviet Union, 1, 31, 37, 124
Wadley, Gunner’s Mate Ken, 329
Walker, Arthur, 321, 322
Walker, Barbara, 322
Walker, John Anthony, Jr., 320–22
Walker, Michael, 321, 322
Walsh, John P., 173–74
Washington Post, 245, 302, 305, 326–27
Wayne, John, 287
Wechsler, James, 304
Weeks, Jack, 114
Wegner, Monsignor Nicholas, 338–39
Weinraub, Bernard, 305
Wheeler, General Earle, 126, 342–43
Wheezy (North Korean interpreter), 134, 135, 144
White, Rear Admiral Marshall, 293, 301, 312, 327, 349–50
Whitworth, Jerry, 321
Wickersham, Victor, 257
Williams, Captain John, 314
Wilson, Bob, 224
Wilson, George C., 305–6, 326–27
Witch Doctor (North Korean prison physician), 190, 205, 218, 263
Woelk, Fireman Steve, 74, 86, 182–84, 283, 348, 370
Wonsan, North Korea, 1, 50, 54, 58–60, 63, 72, 77, 80, 81, 84, 87, 90, 91, 106, 108, 111, 117, 128, 166, 168, 183, 204, 221, 292, 297
Woodward, Major General Gilbert, 227–28, 230–34, 254, 257, 258, 260–62, 265–66, 281, 282, 373
World War II, 12, 259, 292, 293
Wright, Major John, 81–82, 89–92, 129, 347
Yalu River, 153
Yellow Sea, 114
Yi Hu-rak, 174, 176
Yi Sun-sin, Admiral, 199
Yo-do, North Korea, 59
Yokosuka, Japan, 14, 24, 32–33, 37–39, 122
Young, Stephen, 215
Yurchenko, Vitaly, 322
Yuri island, 1
Zech, Captain Lando, 38
Ziontz family, 304
Zumwalt, Admiral Elmo, 360, 361
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