Jan 01, 1957
21 min
Full-HD

The Growler Story (1957)

True story of Lt.Cdr. Howard W.Gilmore who was awarded the Medal of Honor for sacrificing himself to save his submarine, February 1943.

Category

Drama War

Country

United States of America

Companies

Ward Bond

Quincannon

Ken Curtis

Captain Howard W. Gilmore

Dan Dailey

Narrator

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