US NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE
NEW LONDON, CONN.
ENLISTED BASIC SUBMARINE COURSE
SECTION:

???

 CLASS:

004
DATE:

DECEMBER

07

1944
PHOTO & ROSTER PROVIDED BY:   

MARTIN SCHAFFER
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CLASS-??, SECTION-??, DECEMBER  07, 1944
This is a photo that was given to me by the family of Martin Schaffer after his death.  I do not know anyone in the photo but I thought the right place for it was on your web site.
 
The information at the bottom of the picture is all the information I have.  Maybe someone out there can send you more information. 
Jack F. March
Class 138, Section 305,  December 19, 1956USS REDFIN (SS/SSR/AGSS-272)
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Dear Mr. Walker,
 
Concerning the BESS photo of Class 004 December 7, 1944 provided by the family of Martin Schaffer:
 
We've identified one man in the photo as my father-in-law, Paul A. "Lighty" Light of Harrisburg, PA (next to last row, second from left  -- see attachment).   Sadly, he passed away on January 28, 2008 and I found the picture online the same day.  His wife and three daughters each picked him out independently.  I had been to the site previously, but hadn't known his dates of service and so hadn't looked too closely at the photos at the time.  It seemed like finding a needle in a haystack and the picture meant so very much to my mother-in-law.
 
Paul talked very little about his time in the service.  He was badly wounded and spent months in rehab, and so we believe the memories were just too painful for him to talk about.  We did think it fitting, however, to post his name to the roster of this photo.  We would appreciate it if you did.  It might mean something special to a classmate or a family member out there.  Your website and others like it have given us about the only insight we could have into this part of his life.
 Thank you for your work.  (Thanks as well to Jack March for passing along the photo to your site.)
 
Sincerely,     John S. "Knighty" Knight