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From January to April the USS SARGO conducted local operations and upkeep in the Pearl Harbor area. This included extensive training in preparation for deployment to the Western Pacific. The photos below were taken at an awards ceremony on 03 Jan 1964.

Courtesy Robert Douglass

Courtesy James Sadleir

James "Jim" Sadlier, EM1(SS)(1961 - 1964) provided the photo above (right) with the following description: “This picture was taken in January, 1964, a lot was going on and I think this award ceremony, if I remember correctly, was called together very hastily. If you look very closely third class are getting handed first class stripes by Captain Douglass. I was getting my first class stripes here (I’m the guy on the far right). Also in the second row there is Chief Kuhn … amazing man … like a father to many of us!”

Courtesy Robert Douglass

During April through October of 1964 USS SARGO found herself participating in extended operations as a unit of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, participating in operations in support of the Viet Nam crisis arising from the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The photos below were taken during an award ceremony that took place in the Crews Mess.

Courtesy Robert Douglass	Courtesy Robert Douglass	Courtesy Robert Douglass
Edward Kamakeeaina, EN1(SS) with CDR Douglass	Unknown	Unknown

1964 WESTPAC DEPLOYMENT BOOK

Courtesy Charles Marin

During the 1964 WESTPAC deployment the ship made port visits to Naham and Hong Kong. Photos from the deployment are included in the 1964 WESTPAC deployment book that was put together by the ship. A copy of of this book was provided by Charles "Charlie” Marin YNCM(SS)(1964) and can be viewed by "clicking" on the photo of the book above.

The photo below was taken of a Submarine Qualification ceremony conducted during the WESTPAC deployment in the Crews Mess. The following excerpt was taken from the WESTPAC deployment book:

"Hours of hard study became routine for those qualifying and requalifying for the privilege of wearing a pair of submarine’s dolphins while living aboard Sargo. Memorization of piping diagrams, facts and figures, and actual tracing out of the majority of valves, lines and equipment for each system constituted major parts of the work. Lectures were given on each subject and several checkoffs and signatures were required. As each man completed the qualification requirements, he was properly baptized into the league of submarines by being tossed over the side as soon as the boat entered port."

Courtesy Robert Douglass

After returning from WESTPAC in October the USS SARGO conducted local operations, upkeep and holiday leave in Pearl Harbor.

Courtesy Robert Douglass

Leonard Madigan, CS1(SS) is presented an award by CDR Douglass in the Wardroom. CS1(SS) Madigan was the cook who baked CDR Douglass' Mother's birthday cake while his parents rode on a Dependents Day Cruise.

The pictures below are of the Officers and their wives during the 1963-1964 time period.

Courtesy Robert Douglass	Courtesy Robert Douglass
Photo from the 1964 WESTPAC Deployment book: Front: Chuck Miller, Charles Arnest, CO Robert Douglass, XO Steve Ramos Back: Bill Hicks, Al Perry, Ernie Fisher, Dennis Sullivan, Rick Thorsen	Photo from the "1964 Distaff Cruise Book" Standing: Marcia Perry, Kathi Fischer, Margy Sullivan, Sylvia Hamilton Seated: LuAnn Miller, Cindy McLane, Marilyn Douglass, June Ramos