Retired Captain Walter W. Price.   Captain Walter W. Price standing on the bow of the USS Drum (SS-228) in Mobile, Alabama, September, 2000. Walter was the Torpedo Officer on the USS Darter (SS-227) in October of 1944, during the Ambush at Palawan Passage; then, Walt was the Engineering Officer when the USS Menhaden (SS-377) was commissioned in June, 1945; and finally, he was the Menhaden's Commanding Officer when she was decommissioned in May of 1946.     Walt on the afterdeck of the USS Drum. The battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) is in the background.   Walt on the foredeck, next to the 5"/25 deck gun.   Walt in the Crew's Mess.   Walt inspecting the After Engine Room.   (Images Courtesy of Jack Sterling, QM3, Auxilliary Vessels Ferry Crew #5 and the USS Adirondack (AGC-15), 1943-45; friend and neighbor of Captain Walter W. Price, LCDR on the Menhaden, 1945-46)