USS Tunny Veterans Group A veterans group that represents crew members of both submarines names Tunny (SSG-282) & (SSN 682) are seeking information about former crew members. John Jenkins Jr. maintains a database of former crew members from either submarine, and has requested help in locating former crew members. The Tunny reunion committee uses the data for communicating reunion announcements & news. You may contact John Jenkins at [email protected] The first ship, USS Tunny (SS/SSG/APSS/LPSS-282) was a Gato-class submarine which saw service in World War II and in the Vietnam War. Tunny received nine battle stars and two Presidential Unit Citations for her World War II service and five battle stars for her operations during the Vietnam War. was a WW2 submarine that was later converted to a Regulus sub. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tunny_(SS-282) The second ship, USS Tunny (SS-682), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, she was commissioned: 26 January 1974 at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, and decommissioned: 13 March 1998. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tunny_(SSN-682) Photos: navsource.org/archives/08/08282.htm navsource.org/archives/08/08682.htm
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