“This comes as a great suprise that someone still has concern for the USS Snook, after all these years.  James and my mom separated, when I was very young, and in 1948 I was adopted, which changed my last name from Choate to Turner.  I never knew anything about James until about 15 years ago, when I made contact with his family.  That is when I found out about James and the USS Snook.  His oldest brother gave me his WW2 medals.  His brothers and sisters have all since passed away.  Funny thing is that I was in the Navy from 1958 to 1962 and stationed aboard the USS Sperry AS12, which is a submarine tender.  During WW2, the USS Sperry was stationed in the western pacific and I have a feeling, that at sometime during the war, had the Snook alongside for repairs or supplies.  Stay in touch and keep up the good work.”

Son: Jimmy Turner - gracnjim@comcast.net