Eugene  Fluckey

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   * 5th October 1913

   + 28th June 2007


United States Navy submarine commander of USS Barb (SS-220).
Admiral Fluckey was one of the greatest submarine skippers, credited with the most tonnage sunk by a U.S. skipper during World War II: 17 ships including a carrier, cruiser, and frigate.


Rear Admiral Fluckey was a Medal of Honor recipient - the United States military highest decoration.