EP22: Wooden wheels and iron men, Bear Claw and Jaws, eating shark and crash dives - a podcast by Bill Nowicki

David Helms grew up in a large family in Nebraska.  Being a ballistic missile submarine sailor was his dream since he was in the 6th grade.  He got his chance after almost failing out — twice.  Then the real adventures began, eating shark shot by a machine gun and surviving a crash dive after a shipmate lost it. All in a day’s work.

USS Henry L. Stimson, SSBN 655

USS Henry L. Stimson, SSBN 655

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