Daniel Lawson Pyles Sr.

He was the first Petty Officer I worked for in the sheetmetal shop on the USS Simon Lake AS-33. He and I were installing a movie shelf between the missile tubes on board a nuclear submarine. After the installation the sub went out to sea trials to discover a cable had mistakenly been hit by a small diameter drill bit rendering that missile unusable. This was during the cold war and now the balance of power was out of balance. It was scary to say the least. Danny was a great mentor and friend for me at that time. I was so happy to reconnect nearly 50 years later at a ships reunion. RIP Danny we have the watch.