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Sikorsky S-31.

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The Sikorsky S-31 was a 1920s American biplane designed and built by the Sikorsky Manufacturing Corporation and configured for aerial photography.

Design and development

The S-31 was a biplane built for photographic work by the Fairchild Flying Corporation. It had two open cockpits and a cabin for the photographic equipment. The S-31 was powered by a 200 hp (149 kW) Wright Whirlwind J-4 engine and first flew in September 1925. Following participation in the New York Air Races in October 1925 it was shipped to Brazil to be used by Fairchild for aerial photographic work. At some point the S-31 had twin Lewis machine guns ring-mounted on the rear cockpit.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-31

 
BB-31, USS Utah, was sunk and capsized during Pearl Harbor. Unlike the Oklahoma, she could be never be righted and refloated. While the Arizona Memorial is well known and frequently visited, just across Ford Island lies the Utah and its memorial. Like the Arizona, it's sailors remain entombed in the hull and she is considered a war grave.

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The submarine USS S-31.

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In February 1933, S-31 took the fictional role of USS AL-14 for the submarine movie Hell Below. In that role, she was credited with sinking a German destroyer (played by USS Moody (DD-277)), though the destroyer was actually sunk by carefully placed demolition charges.

Sixth and seventh war patrols

From 23 March to 29 March, S-31 reconnoitered Kwajalein Atoll and searched the sea lanes connecting that atoll with Truk and Wotje for enemy traffic. On 29 March, she set a course for New Caledonia; crossed the equator on 2 April; and arrived at Noumea on 9 April. After an eight-day refit, she provided services as a target for destroyer/antisubmarine warfare training exercises. From 5 July to 26 July, she interrupted her training schedule for her seventh war patrol which took her into the southern New Hebrides to transport and support a reconnaissance team landed on Aneityum and to hunt for an enemy submarine reported to be operating in the area. On her return to Nouméa, she resumed training exercises and continued them until 20 August.

While in Nouméa, the S-31 became the first American submarine to be equipped with a plan position indicator, or PPI. Originally intended for Admiral Halsey's flagship, the USS South Dakota, crewmen from the S-31 appropriated the plan position indicator for their own use. The plan position indicator proved remarkably useful during her eighth war patrol.

Eighth war patrol

On 22 August, S-31 departed for her last war patrol, conducted in the St. George Channel area to intercept enemy traffic between Rabaul and New Guinea. From her patrol area, she proceeded to Brisbane for overhaul and, in early December, returned to the New Caledonia-New Hebrides area. There, she resumed ASW training duties which were continued into July 1944, when she was ordered back to California.

As a result of her increased efficiency using the plan position indicator, the Navy had production of the plan position indicator expedited for distribution to the submarine fleet.
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The more modern PPI radar display referenced above:

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kingofnerf said:
Thomas Dendy ran for two touchdowns, and South Carolina (3-2) turned three fourth-quarter turnovers into scores to upset Southern California, 38-14, tonight. Southern California fell to 1-2-1, its worst start since 1962.
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I was at that game my freshman year. Boy, it was LOUD at Willy B that night, like nothing I had ever heard.

 
30th Division -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)

Made up of NG soldiers from the states of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. It was initially assigned to Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

The 30th Infantry Division was regarded by a team of historians led by S.L.A. Marshall as the number one American infantry division in the European Theater of Operations (ETO), involved in 282 days of intense combat over a period from June 1944 through April 1945.[2] In the present day the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team is now a part of the North Carolina National Guard and their most recent combat deployment was in 2019.

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Late entries for #34, #62, and #43.  Notice the throwback helmets that came up in another thread.

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#34 FB Tommy Simmons from Buffalo, SC (1969-71)





Rushing


 


 


 


 




Year


Att


Yds


Avg


TD




1969


33


107


3.2


0




1970


165


572


3.5


8




1971


126


430


3.4


6




Tot


324


1109


3.4


14




 


 


 


 


 




Receiving


 


 


 




Year


Rec


Yds


Avg


TD




1969


3


14


4.7


0




1970


8


56


7


0




1971


5


13


2.6


0




Tot


16


83


5.2


0





#62 RG (Offense) Dennis Ford from Beaver, PA (1970-71)

#43 HB/CB Dickie Harris from Point Pleasant Beach, NJ (1969-71)





Defense


 


 


 


 


 


 




Year


Solo


Ast


Tkl


TFL


Sacks


Int




1969


41


8


49


 


 


3




1970


50


13


63


 


 


4




1971


26


6


32


0


0


5




Tot


117


27


144


0


0


12




 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Kickoff Returns


 


 


 


 


 




Year


Ret


Yds


Avg


TD


 


 




1969


21


534


25.4


0


 


 




1970


30


880


29.3


0


 


 




1971


22


532


24.2


0


 


 




Tot


73


1946


26.7


0


 


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Punt Returns


 


 


 


 


 




Year


Ret


Yds


Avg


TD


 


 




1969


10


77


7.7


0


 


 




1970


30


319


10.6


0


 


 




1971


37


362


9.8


3


 


 




Tot


77


758


9.8


3


 


 




 
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#30 TB Billy Ray Rice from Gaffney, SC (1969-71)





Rushing


 


 


 


 




Year


Att


Yds


Avg


TD




1969


31


130


4.2


1




1970


83


401


4.8


6




1971


73


317


4.3


0




Tot


187


848


4.5


7




 


 


 


 


 




Receiving


 


 


 




Year


Rec


Yds


Avg


TD




1969


4


52


13


0




1970


4


42


10.5


1




1971


9


71


7.9


0




Tot


17


165


9.7


1





Rice made his contribution on the 1969 ACC Championship team against the NC State Wolfpack.

1969 – Gamecocks 21, Wolfpack 16

Trailing 10-0 in the third quarter, the Gamecocks’ special teams shouldered the burden. Dickie Harris returned a punt 44 yards and Tommy Suggs passed USC into position for Billy Ray Rice’s touchdown plunge. Then Jim Mitchell returned a punt 72 yards for a score and the lead.

The Gamecocks went on to win their lone conference championship. Suggs played the Pack three times and won, lost and tied.

“They normally put their band right behind us and always played their fight song in our ear,” Suggs said.
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Rice rushes for 11 yards and a first down against the Seminoles. (below)

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Rice carries the ball for a 5-yard gain against the Dukies. (below)

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Rice in the huddle with #12 QB Tommy "Clemson Killer" Suggs. (below)

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The 30th win in our 33-win "Golden Age" under SOS was a big one: USC 19, Florida 14.

"Behind four field goals from freshman Elliott Fry and a stifling second-half defense, No. 11/12 South Carolina (8-2, 6-2 SEC) downed Florida (4-6, 3-5 SEC) 19-14 in front of 83,853 fans at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday night.

Fry hit field goals of 25, 45, 22 and 43 yards in the win, becoming the first Gamecock to have a four field-goal game since Spencer Lanning hit five in 2009 at Georgia. Sophomore running back Shon Carson led the offense, rushing for 102 yards on 13 carries, his first career game to pass the century mark in yards. Senior quarterback Connor Shaw tossed the lone Gamecock touchdown and threw for 213 yards in a 14-for-28 outing."



 
kingofnerf said:
Here you go.  Crystal clear video highlights of the game.  TD31 and others in action.
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That was a helluva night! That video shows the old turf and was pre-hedges, too - just the old iron bars in the end zone! I remember after this season (or maybe the next, I can't remember), the school announced that they were doing away with the turf, and a bunch of us were at Easy's on Bluff Road at last call and were like "let's go get a piece of history," so we walked across the street, snuck in through the fence, and used our car keys to saw off little chunks of the turf to "display" in our rooms ... so stupid but hey, I was 18 or 19.

 
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