Here is some follow-up information on submariners who earned special service emblems in addition to their dolphins. The best way to convey the interest in this admittedly trivial subject is to quote directly from those submariners knowing some very special men who rode the boats and wore more on their chests than dolphins.

Joel Staggs in San Diego writes, "There were at least two other naval officers who had wings and dolphins. Admiral Charles R. Larsen started out as a naval aviator. Wearing his wings he went on to be the commanding officer of the USS Halibut (SSG-587), Commander Submarine Development One, Superintendent of the Naval Academy and Commander in Chief Pacific Forces

Wally Krupenevich in Newington, Connecticut tells us of Joe Belmont. This Second Class Quartermaster was qualified in submarines and was recalled to active duty during the Korean War. He was on Irex (SS-482) with Wally Krupenevich. Belmont left the Irex to get flight training anf flew in Vietnam. After retiring from the Navy he flew inter-island for either Hawaiian or Aloha.

Another multi emblem man described by Wally was Jordan Rosado, First Class Machinists Mate and qualified in submarines. Rosado is also qualifed as SW, AW and DV. In uniform at a recent Groton Base, USSVI meeting Rosado wore his dolphins over his uniform pocket and his wings under his pocket. He was selected as Sailor of the Year in the Atlantic Fleet.

Tom Carney tells of a submariner aboard Clamagore (SS-343) during the sixties, "I was on Clamagore from November 64 to August 66. One day down the ladder comes this double of the Giant's quarterback, Y. A. Tittle wearing his dress blues and a Second Class Sonarman's crow. Jump wings and a combat infantry badge were on his chest. He was prior service in the One Hundred First Airborne Division. He served with us for a while and got qualified so silver dolphins were added to his collection. I think he went back into the paratroops becasue being and E-5 in the Army was a big deal , but E-5 on a submarine was not."

It wouldn't be right not mention all the Mustangs in submarines who earned silver dolphins and then went on to get qualified as officers. The gold dolphins replaced the silver ones, but it should be remembered that each such Mustang had the right to wear them both.