Navy veteran recalls the whistles of war

Posted on November 11, 2026

By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor

Dub Cruce served four years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War era, including two aboard the destroyer USS Samuel B. Roberts as a gunner’s mate. The Perry native, who turns 92 in June, still keeps in touch with surviving shipmates.

If you could hear the whistling, you were all right.

But, if the whistling stopped, it was too late.

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