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Show Hearing on Snow Blames Death To Inexperience V.VASIIINGTON, MAY 4 (API The I n" .dmcd loss of Joseph G. Snow, year-old Delia, l.'U.h seaman f. -m the bridKc of a diving sub-i sub-i irine, was ns'-ribed by Navy in- ;tigalors lo Ihc inexperience of t ' new and the unfamiliarity of . ) cers wit h I he men, 7 'he investigation officers' report "milled by Navy Secy. Korrestal I .Hie house naval affairs com-ni com-ni said Snow's death by drowning' drown-ing' had been established beyond a r"aonable doubt. He was found niis,ing about four hours after the dive and was not seen aboard the last boat lo leave the submarine's side before the dive. Rep. Granger (D), Utah, who asked that a court of inquiry be held, made the details public Fri-ci Fri-ci .1 y . Snow had been a lookout on the bridge prior to his sixth dive, Jan. 4, 1045, the report said. His absence ab-sence was discovered, officers said, Mr hours later, when a pair of b'jioculars used by lookouts was f'.ind missing. ; Snow apparently failed to hear or act on order, "clear the bridge," when tl'.e submarine dived, the re-jiort re-jiort stated. , The report cited perhaps the jyhiof reason for failure to notice flow's absence earlier to the fact was1 the submarine's first day 'underwater operations and the -t'vTicers and men were not thor-highly thor-highly acquainted. Investigating officers said no ; seiplinnry action was being' ' r'iken, although there was fault at-'ched at-'ched to the junior officer of the V'eek for failing to note that a Jj,an was si ill on the lookout plat-f.nm. plat-f.nm. 1 "However, this young officer uVas making one of his first dives a4id undoubtedly was concentrating concentrat-ing on the essential task of getting the hatch closed," the report said. d:LTA Upon request of the youm's uncle, Glenn Snow, president presi-dent f Dixie College, St. George, 1 Rep. Wfalter K. Granger requested two nicbnths ago a congressional inquiry j inlo the death of S 1c Snow, who is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant E. Snow, of Delta. I Salt Lake Tribune. |
