On the video clip, Bob Schlichenmaier, QM 44-48, describes the recovery of aviators by USS Sea Owl on July 2, 1945 during her Third War Patrol. The audio track on this video was extracted from the video taped interview I made of Bob at the Sea Owl Charleston Reunion in 2006.

Rescued aviators

Rescued Aviators
H.E. Spivey AOM1c is the one standing on the left.  Lawrence S. Sullivan, ARM2c is the onestanding on the right.  R.A. Cross, Ensign USNR, D.L. Cahill, Ensign USNR, J.N. Clark, AMM2c, and E.H. Bruch, AOM2c are the others.
Five other plane crew members were lost and never recovered.