MOMM3 Norman Jensen: Combat Cameraman in a Submarine Part II

Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories

Robert Kirk

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🗓️ 23 February 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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MOMM3 Norman Jensen served on submarines as a combat cameraman during WW2. After attending diesel and submarine school, he served on the USS Proteus, which was stationed in Guam. Then, Jensen transferred to the USS Queenfish where he first started taking pictures. His photos grabbed the attention of some officers, and he was transferred to the USS Cod. There, he was a motor Machinist, but his unofficial duty was to serve as a combat photographer. The Cod became famous after it rescued Dutch sailors aboard the O-19 which had gottens stuck in coral in the Ladd Reef. The Cod attempted to pull the O-19 free, but eventually the decision as made to welcome the Dutch sailors aboard the Cod and sink the O-19 to prevent it from being captured by the Japanese. Jensen documented the entire rescue. Jensen continued to document on the Cod during several attacks, and once was nearly shot by a machine before he dove into the hatch to safety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2:01.6	Today, we'll hear from Machinistmate Third Class Norman Jensen.
2:05.6	Jensen served on submarines during World War II, and his unofficial job was that of a combat cameraman.
2:11.6	In this final part of his interview, Jensen describes how he narrowly escaped death during a firefight
2:16.6	and how the camaraderie and submarines is unique.
2:24.3	In regards to the strafing situation, we took the Dutch submarine group back to Subic Bay, refueled, ammunition, etc., so forth, went back on station again up into the Gulf of Siam.
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