Operation Ivy Bells

Cast of Characters

Cast of Characters

Submarine Development Group One (SubDevGruOne)

Commander Dan Richardson – Ex skipper of USS Pigeon; Heads Submarine Development Group One activities

Personnelman 1st Class Jerry Peterson (Pete) – SubDevGruOne staff

John Craven – Brains behind the Project

Marine – Marine guard at SubDevGruOne HQ

Test Operations Group (TOG)

Lieutenant J.R. McDowell (Mac) – Officer-in-Charge (OIC) (Narrator)

Master Chief Hamilton Comstock (Ham) – Master Saturation Diver – Came from Experimental Diving Unit and Man-in-the-Sea Program

Chief Jack Meredith – Master Saturation Diver (Understudy) – Ex SEAL – left to become saturation diver; ex Man-in-the-Sea Program

Petty Officer 1st Class James Tanner (Jimmy) – Saturation Diver; qualified Dive Console operator – Sonar Tech

Petty Officer 1st Class Melvin Ford (Whitey) – Saturation Diver; qualified Dive Console operator – Electronics Tech

Petty Officer 2nd Class William Fisher (Bill) – Saturation Diver; qualified Dive Console operator – Battlefield medic turned saturation diver

Petty Officer 2nd Class Wlodek Cslauski (Ski) – Saturation Diver; qualified Dive Console operator – Quartermaster

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy Romain (Jer) – Saturation Diver; qualified Dive Console operator – Submariner (Engineman) turned saturation diver; Graduate of earlier saturation dive class

Petty Officer 2nd Class Harry Blackwell – Saturation Diver; qualified Dive Console operator – Submariner (Auxiliaryman) turned saturation diver; Graduate of earlier saturation dive class

USS Elk River

Lieutenant George Franklin (Frankie) – OIC Saturation Dive Unit

Master Chief Ray Harmon – Master Saturation Diver

Dr. Joseph Lemwell (Doc) – Saturation Doctor

Chief Paul Struthers – Master Saturation Diver Trainee

Sailor – Deck hand

Horse & Cow

Bartender – At The Horse & Cow

Snorkel Patty – At The Horse & Cow

USS Halibut Deck Gang

Seaman José Roscoe – Topside Watch, Lookout/Helmsman/ Planesman

Seaman Rocky Faust – Topside Watch, Lookout/Helmsman/ Planesman

Seaman Matthew Scott (Scotty) – Topside Watch, Lookout/ Helmsman/Planesman

Seaman Charlie Todd – Topside Watch, Lookout/Helmsman/Planesman

Seaman Stacy Fisher – Topside Watch, Lookout/Helmsman/ Planesman

Seaman Lyle Dunlap – Topside Watch, Lookout/Helmsman/ Planesman

Seaman Gene Magor – Topside Watch, Lookout/Helmsman/Planesman

Soviet Whiskey Submarine

Unknown Soviet Officer – Commanding Officer

Soviet Salvage Operation

Sergyi Andreev – The Soviet Diver

USS Richland AFDM-8

Lieutenant Commander Roger Leach – Commanding Officer

Chief Warrant Officer Tommie Bridger – First Lieutenant

Lieutenant Junior Grade Odis Weldy – Engineer

Ensign Bennie Poley – Operations Officer