Marines and AOOGAH

[mccsix]

Can anyone make the connection between a modern day Marine and our old Klaxon horn?

[mccsix]

Hint #1 it also is connected to submarines.

[Ross/Kzoo]

We'll in boot camp the short Marines were referred to as sub Marines.

[mccsix]

Nope

[Fred]

DIVE into a foxhole !!

[old-duff]

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I believe On the ships the call to stations used the AOOOGAH horn.

[mccsix]

old-duff is sneaking up on it.

[mccsix]

Hint #2
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...iving_-_H8.ogg

[Ross/Kzoo]

That was the Navy! Battle stations?

[Tom Endy]

He's standing next to one?

Tom Endy

[mccsix]

Hint #3

The diving alarm is sounded twice to signal a dive and three times for emergency surfacing, and is accompanied by either the announcement "dive, dive" or "surface, surface, surface."
The alarm is usually described as "ah-OOG-ah." On early submarines, it was an actual motor-driven vibratory horn (called a klaxon after the popular Klaxon Horn used on automobiles); later classes used electronic signal generators in the General Announcing System (1MC) that did not sound much like a klaxon but were variously described as "blats," "honks," or "cow farts." Motor-driven horns supplied by Benjamin Electric (Type H-9 horn) were installed in WW2 fleet submarines. Later motor-driven horns were mostly supplied by Federal Electric (later Federal Sign and Signal, changing finally to Federal Signal - Type H-8 horn) and are still found in certain applications today. Many modern submarines still have Klaxon diving alarms (mostly supplied by crew members or unofficial sources, usually not NAVSEA) paying homage to USN submarine tradition.
The diving alarm handle is a green square. Activation of the contact maker causes the alarm to sound until released.

[mccsix]

OK its getting late we'll have to roll over the $10,000 to the next contest.

HERE IS THE REST OF THE STORY.....

Today's Marine oorah actually started with the ahoogah


Marines and historians have determined the true origins of "Oorah" lie with recon Marines stationed in Korea in 1953. During this time, reconnaissance Marines in the 1st Amphibious Reconnaissance Co., found themselves traveling via submarine to where they were needed. The memorable call of "dive, dive!" would be called on the intercom and a klaxon alarm, which made a very distinct "Aarugha" sound, would announce the descent of the sub below water.

The recon Marines, who heard this sound often, started using it as a motivational tool during runs and physical training. Over time, the word "Aarugha" came to be too much of a mouthful, and eventually molded itself into the familiar "Oorah," according to Maj. Gary Marte, a retired Marine.

Confirmation for this version of the story rests with the official Marine Corps Training Reference Manual on the history of Marine recon, titled "Aarugha," the manual gives credence on the origination of the phrase with reconnaissance Marines.
"Oorah" is just one of the things that separates Marines from any other branch of service, and has become a part of our lasting history.

"It is the traditions, the history, that makes Marines stand out," said Aulton Kohn, Parris Island Museum information receptionist. "The stories passed from drill instructor to recruit, and from Marine to Marine, they add the color to the Corps."

[Tiny]

Mines a Sparton horn.
Ford never used a Klaxon on A's that I know of.

[spdway1]

Meep Beep

[mccsix]

Klaxon here is used as a generic term for any horn, not a horn brand.
So much for our history lesson!

[Brian SATX]

This says it all.

[Bob-A]

My original '29 Chevy has a Klaxon 8C on it.

Bob-A