In August, 1944 while on her tenth war patrol USS FINBACK SS-230 was assigned lifeguard duty in the Bonins. She rescued 5 pilots, one of whom was George H. W. Bush. Click the photo on the left for a larger view.

The video below was taken by Gil Raynor with his Blackberry aboard USS JEFFERSON CITY on a day cruise Friday, June 20, 2008 out of San Diego. He took it while FINBACK veteran Cavin Mcphie talks about the rescues.