This page contains a selection of historic photographs of Pampanito
and her crew. The see the full sized image click on the thumbnail image
above the caption.
Pampanito and Picuda have their first sections lowered
into position in the construction basin at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard March
15, 1943. (269k)
Pampanito's officers at commissioning at the Portsmouth Naval
Shipyard, November 6, 1943. From left to right they are; Machinist James
Heist, Lt. C. Grommet, Lt. W. McClaskey, Jr., LtCdr. C. Jackson, Jr., LtCdr
P. Summers, Lt. L. Davis and Lt. F. Fives. (279k)
Pampanito crew at their commissioning party November 6, 1943.
(343k)
Pampanito crew gathered around the four inch gun during a refit
following the first war patrol. (144k)
Pampanito on sea trials of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard taken
during the Spring of 1945. (122k)
Photograph taken September 15, 1944 as the survivors of the Rakuyo
Maru are rescued and taken aboard Pampanito. Photo by Paul
Pappas (231k)
Once aboard Pampanito the rescued POWs were cleaned up, lowered
below and cared for during the four day trip to Saipan. Photo by Paul
Pappas (242k)
Pampanito torpedoman Bob Bennett (left) and electrician Paul
Pappas in the after torpedo room. (175k)
Pampanito ship's cook Joe Eichner (right) and electrician Duncan
Brown at the hatch in the crew's mess. (266k)
Pampanito's crew gathers around the battle flag at the submarine's
decommissioning party, December 15, 1945. (261k)