Merrick's Memorial Day 2017 Grand Marshal, Paul R. Zydor

Paul R. Zydor Memorial Day 2017

Paul Zydor was born and raised in Freeport, New York.  Paul is a lifelong resident of Long Island and has dedicated his life to public service.  In 1947, Paul joined the United States Navy where he was deployed many times during his active duty service.  Paul took his basic training in the Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois.  Paul served during the Korean War and was deployed on the USS Grampus Submarine SS-523 and the USS Yellowstone AD-27.  While in the Navy, Paul received many decorations and service medals.  Paul was mainly assigned to submarine service in the U.S. Navy.  At that time as a submariner aboard the USS Grampus, Paul was on-board the fastest submarine in the U.S. Navy Fleet.  Paul was always first to volunteer for difficult and dangerous assignments.  Paul was one of the only Navy personnel at the time, who volunteered to test the “100 foot free escape” under water.  This training simulated how a submariner would escape from a disabled submarine, however, in this case, without a supporting re-breathing apparatus (or free ascent).  This training took place at Naval Submarine base in New London Connecticut, in which Paul was placed in an airlock 100 feet under water and once the airlock was filled up with water he had to surface from the lock to the surface.  He succeeded in doing this exercise two times.

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