LCDR Stephenson and the wreck of USS Johnston (DD 557)
Preble Hall - A podcast by U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Dr. Stephen Phillips - Sundays
Stephen Phillips interviews LCDR Parks Stephenson, USN-Ret, USNA '79, to discuss the deep-sea survey of the wreck of USS Johnston (DD 557) of TAFFY 3 fame. Stephenson is now the second deepest diving Naval Academy graduate after Don Walsh, '54. Included in the episode is a description of the Battle off Samar, CDR Ernest Evans posthumously awarded Medal of Honor, and other deep-sea adventures such as diving on Titanic.
