WWII submarine veteran spends 70 hours a week helping to restore the USS Drum

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WWII submarine veteran spends 70 hours a week helping to restore the USS Drum
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Alabama is home to the world's oldest WWII submarine still in existence, and one volunteer spends 70 hours a week helping to restore it

It all started twenty-two years ago when Tom Bowser was driving through Mobile and spotted the USS Drum on a billboard.

Lesley, a Battleship park Maintenance employee, has worked on the Drum for several years. Tom decided he wanted to help. Tom said the USS Drum is a reminder to visitors of the 52 submarines and over 4,000 submariners who made the ultimate sacrifice. The USS Drum made a remarkable official 13 war patrols in WWII from April 17, 1942, through April 2, 1945.

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