1946
Bob Wren tending his son Del. Del was down picking abalone, hard hat diving as shown in inset.

1949
Whites Point, California:
Del dove hard hat here for abalone in 1946.

1950
A dry suit with long underware???
No snorkel???
Del still doesn't know what that was on top of Willie the photographer's head???
Dell had to save Willie, he almost drowned on this dive.

1948
Orego Beaches;
This is the year Del Wren lost his leg!

1951
Abalone:
worked swing shift so he dove for abalone in the morning and sold the meat at work. Del used the money to buy skin diving equipment.

1951
Del said the Kingfishers were bottom divers they hadn't started spearfishing yet!!!
This is Del's second suit, a 1/8" thickness.
Del's first suit was a 1/8" Edco suit. Del used it for a pattern, from them on the Kingfishers made their own wetsuits.
Del says their was no money, they were $1.25 per hour guys so every little bit helped, including money earned selling lobster.

A very proud with two beautiful lobster.

1958
Dels co-workers at Servo Mechanical:
They collected money for Del's team and Del's team won!!!

From left to right, Lee Turcott, Del Wren, Frank Hopps and Dick Jappe diving in Florida.
The woman is a diver from Georgia name unknown.

with Big Jim Christiansen:
Big Jim gave Del the rubber weight belt Del credits with a huge positive impact on his performance.

with Locky Brown's father. Locky's father was…

This photograph of diving in Florida is the only photograph ever taken of Del under water.