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20 episodes · 1951 · NBC · Drama

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NBC's stories of the U.S. Navy from the summer of 1951, beginning June 24 with a fire aboard a destroyer. Dates and credits are from RadioGOLDINdex.

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Episodes

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1951

Fire at Sea June 24, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
First episode: while on its shakedown cruise, a destroyer catches fire.
Unification Plan July 1, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
Korean War story of the Navy taking on Hill 102.
Operation Submarine July 8, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
The submarine Barracuda is at sea when Pearl Harbor is attacked, and three Japanese destroyers go after her.
Hawaiian Rescue July 15, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
Caught in a storm, a Navy PB-M aircraft has to ditch in the water near Hawaii.
Marine Landing July 22, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
After Pearl Harbor, a luxury liner becomes a troop ship, and the Navy must put the Marines ashore.
Underwater Demolition Team July 29, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
A destroyer gets a wartime assignment to carry out underwater demolition.
Aleutian Islands August 5, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
Fighting in the Aleutians, men find that bad weather hurts more than the Japanese do.
PT Boats August 12, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
A handful of PT boats is all the Navy has left at the island of Tulagi.
Fog Bound August 19, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
After five months at sea, a destroyer turns for home, and her crew can hardly wait.
Seabees in Action August 26, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
The Seabees take on the jobs that seem impossible.
USS Philadelphia September 2, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
The Philadelphia, a light cruiser, sees action off Sicily. Reports kept announcing her sinking, 38 times in all.
Ten Day Leave September 9, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
A sailor dreams of ten days of leave.
What Makes a Hero September 16, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
Lieutenant Henry Cominsky earned the Medal of Honor, and this is the story behind it.
No Blood For Battle September 23, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
A story of life in a foxhole, where a soldier knows a war is on.
Retreads September 30, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
A Navy veteran with five years of wartime service is called back, becoming a so-called retread.
Lady October 7, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
The aircraft carrier U.S.S. Tasman, called a baby carrier, is the subject.
Emperor's Bathtub October 14, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
The submarine U.S.S. Octopus is the subject of this Pacific story.
Right Cross October 21, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
A 1948 voyage aboard a lazy ship, with an adventure in Algiers involving a duffle bag full of chewing gum.
No More Tomorrow October 28, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
A history lesson that begins in a radio shack on Guadalcanal in 1942.
Too Long Remembered November 4, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
George Hicks became famous for his Normandy invasion broadcasts, and he is heard in this story of his work.