Commander Ben Jarvis wrote the following with this picture:

STARBOARD SIDE OF CONNING TOWER, LOOKING AFT

U.S.S. BAYA (SS-318) Philippines, July 1945. Chief Gunner's Mate R.E. Cole, USN, Chief of the Boat during 4th and 5th War Patrols, in baseball cap. Other deck hand (name not recalled) was Torpedoeman Striker.