55 Years of Silence

Have you ever wondered about the events that surrounded the establishment of the On-The-Roof Gang (OTRG) award and the buildings at Corry Station the were dedicated to the OTRG members? If so, you may find this article from the “All Hands” magazine dated October 1983 interesting.

Keeping a secret might be considered tough these days, but there’s one group of Navy men who managed to keep a big secret for more than five decades. Perhaps the most exclusive group of men in the Navy’s history-only 176 in number-they were a highly skilled, extremely dedicated and motivated group of professionals. What’s more, they helped their country secure victory in the Pacific during World War II.