Celebrating the Year of the Military Diver.

A reprint of the article "Daredevils of the Deep" published in "Popular Mechanics" in February 1944 is presented. Topics include salvage diving at the U.S. Navy (USN) School at Pier 88, New York, the need of the U.S. government for underwater workers to clean up sinkings at Pearl Harbor and New York City, and instruction provided the school on air valve manipulation. It also features photographs of the first batch of participants of the school during their training.