At last count, nearly 2,400 people can claim that their lives were saved
by a U.S. submarine during World War II. Of that number, 523 Allied
aviators could claim that distinction after crashing their aircraft into
the sea and being saved by a submarine operating in the "Lifeguard
League." The remaining number were a collection of other military and
civilian personnel, each with a story to tell and now able to tell their
grand-children. Some of those rescued went on to retire as senior
military officers including U.S. Navy Admirals, some back to missionary
work, some to manage large companies in later years, some to
philanthropic endeavors to pay everyone back for saving their lives.
Appendix A is an intensely-researched index of nearly 2,200 names of
those saved.