USS Diver crew , compliments of James J. McKeever

The passengers and crew aboard the USS Diver on her trial run were:
Lt. A. T. Terrio
Lt. Floyd H. Mathews
Lt. T. P. Soslowski
Lt. J. F. Spang
Lt.-jg R. H. Burke
Bo'sn A. Askew
Mch. H. D. Hawks

Engineer Force:
James J. McKeever
Maddux , Lively , Grosvenor , Longstreet , Clemenson , Platt , Zieg??? and others not known at this time.

Deck Force : Hoffman , Brockman , Tverstol , Oxford , Cramer , Burman , LeBlanc , Leitch , Reisinger , and Robertson.

From the December 1944 edition of "Descending Line" , the U.S. Navy Training School Salvage newsletter , the following additional U.S. Navy Training School Salvage graduate crewmembers are listed as being aboard the USS Diver at that time:
S.B. Murphy , F.J. Quigley , W.E. Syrjala , F.X. McCall , R.P. Wilson , A.E. Libbra and J. E. Weaver.

James J. McKeever also notes that the USS Diver was lucky to have Lt. Fred Bierringer join the crew at Cherbourg. Another excellent diver onboard was ?. Judge. Other crewmembers recalled by James J. McKeever include Peters, Shubire, Calava, O'Keefe and Parks.

The Divers onboard the USS Diver were: James J. McKeever , S.B. Murphy , F.J. Quigley , W.E. Syrjala , F.X. McCall , R.P. Wilson , A.E. Libbra , J. E. Weaver , Platt , Lt. Fred Bierringer and Lt.-jg R. H. Burke.

	USS Diver crewmembers (left to right , top) S.B. Murphy , James J. McKeever , W.E. Syrjala (left to right , bot) R.F. Wilson , F.J. Quigley
James J. McKeever's high pressure exposure card James J. McKeever's Salvage Diver's patch Being the first salvage diver group to graduate the U.S. Navy Training School Salvage, the "S" had to be sewn on by hand. USS Diver crew at Le Havre R.F. Wilson (left) and W.E. Syrjala USS Diver crew at Cherbourg (left to right) Platt , A.E. Libbra , R.F. Wilson , S.B. Murphy	The passengers and crew aboard the USS Diver on her trial run were: Lt. A. T. Terrio Lt. Floyd H. Mathews Lt. T. P. Soslowski Lt. J. F. Spang Lt.-jg R. H. Burke Bo'sn A. Askew Mch. H. D. Hawks Engineer Force: James J. McKeever Maddux , Lively , Grosvenor , Longstreet , Clemenson , Platt , Zieg??? and others not known at this time. Deck Force : Hoffman , Brockman , Tverstol , Oxford , Cramer , Burman , LeBlanc , Leitch , Reisinger , and Robertson. From the December 1944 edition of "Descending Line" , the U.S. Navy Training School Salvage newsletter , the following additional U.S. Navy Training School Salvage graduate crewmembers are listed as being aboard the USS Diver at that time: S.B. Murphy , F.J. Quigley , W.E. Syrjala , F.X. McCall , R.P. Wilson , A.E. Libbra and J. E. Weaver. James J. McKeever also notes that the USS Diver was lucky to have Lt. Fred Bierringer join the crew at Cherbourg. Another excellent diver onboard was ?. Judge. Other crewmembers recalled by James J. McKeever include Peters, Shubire, Calava, O'Keefe and Parks. The Divers onboard the USS Diver were: James J. McKeever , S.B. Murphy , F.J. Quigley , W.E. Syrjala , F.X. McCall , R.P. Wilson , A.E. Libbra , J. E. Weaver , Platt , Lt. Fred Bierringer and Lt.-jg R. H. Burke.
	From left to right Stella Strom, Joseph Strom (Navy Cook at Mare Island Naval Base), Adele S. McKeever , James J. McKeever
	James J. McKeever suited up after a dive on the Normandy on March 10, 1943. The picture was taken on a float alongside the Normandy by pier 88 in NYC. They were cutting up the superstructure in order to lighten the ship , preparing to raise her. USS Diver crew, November 1, 1944 James J. McKeever ( bottom left )
USS Diver crew at Omaha beach F.X. McCall (left) and Judge (right) USS Diver crew, March 19, 1945 at Le Havre while the USS Diver was tied up to a wrecked pier where the Normandy formerly docked. (Top, left to right) Peters, Barnes, Wilson, Syrjala (Middle) James J. McKeever (Bot, left to right) Shubire, Calava, O'Keefe, ?? , Parks James J. McKeever up after a 5 hour dive on Omaha Beach , Normandy France , October 1944. November 1, 1944 James J. McKeever ( left ) , F.J. Quigley ? (right)	James J. McKeever up after a 5 hour dive on Omaha Beach , Normandy France , October 1944. James J. McKeever , July 1945 in Vallejo California. "Waltzing Matilda" , a 1926 Essex with wooden wheels before her paint job. Jim is scraping off the old paint and rust. Jim bought the car for $25 from a man who had driven it from Oklahoma. After cleaning and removing the grass that was growing on the engine, Jim had her running smooth.