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TABLE OF CONTENTS

6. USS Baltimore Reunion -- Unlimited Apps

8. USSVI Regions and Districts 9. National Election Results -- Silent Warriors

12. Attention Storekeepers! 13. 2019 USSVI Calendars 14. How to spot a Brother of the Phin

20. MCPON visits NOVA 21. Groton Holland Weekend -- Scrambled, Aye! 24. 2019 USSVI Convention in Austin. 27. The First True Submarine? -- Asbestosis? 28. Tullibee Memorial Bench 30. Boat Sponsorship Program 32. Eternal Patrol 34. NOVA & Tri-City Bases visit Walter Reed 35. 2018 National Awards 36. Meet Rudy “Saur” Kraut 39. USSVI New Members 40. Calling All Active Duty Submariners 41. Corvina Memorial 42. Boat Reunions 43. Rogue Captain - Review -- Idiot Sightings 44. Never Forgotten - Our Lost Boats 45. 9/11/2001 17 years ago today 46. Change of Address - Do it!

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OFFICER’S CALL

Wayne Standerfer National Commander

2018-2020 [email protected]

972-298-8139

National Junior Vice Commander

Steve Bell 2018-2020

[email protected]

Shipmates, I would like to thank each of you that took the time to cast your vote in this year’s National Elec-tion. Your showing of support in lieu of the fact we only had one candidate for each position is noted and much appreciated.

Coupling the time frame of an October 1st deadline to submit articles for this American Sub-mariner’s 4th edition to the na-tional election (ending 9 days later on Oct 10th) and the start of our annual convention (even later on Oct 21st), the inability of being able to predict the fu-ture somewhat restricts what would normally be included in an incoming National Command-

couple of actions I intend to ele-vate on the Board of Directors pri-ority list during the next two years. Public Relations and Long Range Planning Committees - A strong emphasis on both of these

will be at the forefront. Unfortu-nately they have been left in the background as an afterthought for way too long which I feel con-tributes greatly to our continued decline of membership. I will be asking for and hopefully will have BOD approval to combine these two committees with a change in leadership by the time you read this. This proposed merging was made after several conversations between myself and USS Illinois Associate Member Kate Ramsay who is a member of both com-mittees. For the ones that do not know Kate, her career has con-sisted of extensive work in both public relations and long range planning. She made a very im-pressive presentation covering both of these areas at our 2014 Convention, but unfortunately she and her recommendations were moved into the background and never acted on. She and I both agreed these committees can work hand-in-hand and be more fully utilized if combined. Running USSVI in a business-like manner – I believe the steps needed to accomplish this have been put in place and the respon-sibility of adhering to this mode of operation in the future will fall mostly on the NSVC, NJVC,

Manager. The rest of us need to fall back and concentrate on get-ting back to the basis of who we are, why we are here,

Shipmates, we only have to prac-tice what was ingrained into all of us while on active duty as Sub-mariners and resurrected when

we became members of USSVI, simply look after our shipmates, “Perpetuate the Memory” and enjoy ourselves while doing so. None of the above will bear fruit without proper communication, cooperation and a concentrated effort from all levels of leader-ship from the BOD’s down to our

All the Best, Wayne Standerfer

I am extremely honored and privileged to be able to serve as your National Junior Vice Com-mander. Words alone cannot

National Senior Vice Commander Jon Jaques 2018-2020

[email protected] 615-893-7800


Paul Hiser National Treasurer 2014-2020

215-317-5666 [email protected]

express how I feel about that. I can only hope that I can meet the expectations of the majority of the membership of our wonderful organization.

As per our By-Laws I am the Chairman of the Membership Committee. Our membership numbers have slowly been go-ing down over the last few years while at the same time the aver-age age of a member increases. Over half of our membership be-longs to the Holland Club. To me that is good news and bad news. The good is that many of us have lived that long. The bad part of it is that is shows that we are lack-ing in having younger people as members. Membership, or maybe I should say recruiting, is a responsibility that each of us as members have. I am sure that many of you remember a few years back when one of the membership phrases was “20 in 20” That was, as a reminder, for USSVI to have 20,000 members by the year 2020. We are not do-ing very well on that. However, we can still reach that goal. It just takes some recruiting on your part. Recruiting is just something that we all have to work on for the good of USSVI..

We still have the waiver of the

For those bases where we have submarine sailors, the recruiting efforts to get these people is a golden opportunity. Even if we

Ray Wewers National Secretary 2014-2020 479-967-5541 [email protected]

John Markiewicz IPNC [email protected]

904-743-2924

only maintain a small percentage of those who take advantage of this offer, we are still gaining. Good luck on offering this op-portunity to our active duty ship-mates.

I want to thank you for giving me this opportunity to serve as your NJVC. I hope to see many of you at the various functions that I at-tend during the year.

Steve Bell

Peter Juhos DCOY 2018-2019

[email protected]

ABOUT THE COVERThat was a ride I would love to have taken. It was the USS Pickerel (SS-524) and happened off Pearl Harbor in ‘52. The angle was something greater than 70 degrees. I understand that the stern dropped below test depth as they slid back down into the depths... I’ve ridden out a couple of Emergency Blows, but nothing like this. Wow! Talk about holding on.

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WWW.APPSLIMITLESS.COM If you have a SmartPhone then here is an opportu-nity to shop in a lot of new stores and a whole bunch of old favorites. All of ITunes are available to you and most of the games are free to download. If An-droid is your style then you are invited to check out the Google Play Store and download our brand new game, “Animal Rampage” , where there are no “Ani-mals” and there is no “Rampage”. That is explained on the “Blog” on the site titled, “Where’s the Ram-page?” And the “Animals?”

I’ve been told that more than one of our adver-tusers can be found on ITunes, including 50% of the income generated by the site is do-nated to three causes that may interest you:. 1. The 65 Boat Memorial in Liberty Station, San Di-ego, America’s largest Submarine Memorial.

2. The Path of Honor Veterans Memorial in Tem-ecula, CA.(PathofHonor.org.)

3. The Thresher Memorial planned for Arlington National Cemetary.

USS BALTIMORE SSN-704 REUNION Here is a photo of our USS BALTIMORE SSN 704 reunion crew, held June 29-July 1 at the USS RazorbackThe staff of Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum did an outstanding job as our hosts, and the crew all agreed that its a great venue for a reunion. The Baltimore crew raised $1000 to contribute to the museum for maintnance and restoration efforts!


USSVI CommitteesComplete List on WWW.USSVI.ORG

NATIONAL OFFICE Fred Borgmann

POB 3870 Silverdale, WA 98383 877-542-DIVE

[email protected]

MEMBERSHIP Steve Bell NJVC (704) 824-3510

[email protected]

WAYS & MEANS Jon Jaques NSVC


CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS Skip Turnbull (Parlimentarian)


AWARDS John Stanford 904-502-8586

[email protected]

NATIONAL CONVENTION Richard (Ozzie) Osentoski

734-671-3439

EAGLE SCOUT PROGRAM David Farran 318-352-1015

[email protected]

BOAT SPONSORSHIP Jack Messersmith


BOARD OF INQUIRY Chair: Ross Sargent (JA)

703-629-1119 Members

Dutch Holland Herbert Orth Bill Windle

HISTORIAN Peter J Koester 978-500-5085

STOREKEEPER Barry Commons 925-679-1744

[email protected]

HOLLAND CLUB Bud Atkins 860-440-3120

[email protected]

John Riley 203-668--9131

[email protected]

VETERANS AFFAIRS Co-Chairs:

Ron Martini 307-674-9847 & VSO John Dudas

928-420-0061

Chaplain’s Corner

FAITH;It is believed the Apostle Paul gives us some insight in Hebrews Chapter 11 about the meaning of Faith:

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

11-3: Through faith we un-derstand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do ap-pear.

11-6: But without faith it is im-possible to please him: for he that cometh to God must be-lieve that he is, and that he is a

rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Psalms 100 vs 4,5 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5 For the LORD is good; his mer-cy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

Ephesians 5:33

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The LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.

1 Samuel 16:7

We have three big Holiday’s this Quarter.

Thanksgiving:

Not what we say about our bless-ings, but how we use them is the true measure of our thanksgiv-ing. WT Purkiser.

Christmas:

I heard the bells on Christ-mas Day.Their old familiar car-ols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat. Of peace on earth, good-will to men. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

New Years:

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every

Benjamin Franklin.

Bill “Butterbean” Dixon National Chaplain


OUR CHAPLAIN NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS

American Submariner

Western RegionRegional Director:

Jim Denzien

[email protected] AZ, NM)

District Cdr: Jim Denzien

[email protected], UT)

District Cdr: Brandon Martinez [email protected]

ID, MT, WY) District Cdr: Joe Tarcza

(509) 627-2168 [email protected]

Western District 4 (WA, OR, AK) District Cdr: Jim DeMott


Western District 5 (N. CA, NV) District Cdr::

Peter (Pete) T. Juhos (916) 983-7943

[email protected] District 6

(Southern CA, NV and HI) District Cdr:


(WY, MT, Western SD, NE) District Cdr: Ron Martini


Central RegionRegional Director:

Wyvel “Tom” Williams III

[email protected]

AR, KS, MO, OK) District Cdr: Daryl Krause


Central District 2 (WI, IL) District Cdr: Phillip Owens


Central District 3 (MN, ND, SD, NE, IA)

District Cdr: Glenn Harris (712) 221-5962

[email protected]

Central District 4 (TX) District Cdr:. Harold (Bill) Scott


Central District 5 (KY, TN) District Cdr: Marlin Helms, Jr.


Central District 6 (IN, MI, OH) District Cdr: Fredrick Kinzel


Northeast RegionRegional Director:

Les Altschuler

[email protected]

Northeast District 1 (New England)

District Cdr: Peter J. Koester (978) 500-5085


(Lower NY, NJ, Philadelphia) District Cdr: Michael E. Bost


Northeast District 3 (PA) District Cdr: Hubert C. Dietrich


Northeast District 4 (MD, DE, Northern VA)

District Cdr: Ronny A. Olson (302) 723-1939


(Upstate NY) District Cdr: James Irwin


website, www.ussvi.org

somehow seem to get along, understanding each other and work well together.”

–Red Hanley


Southeast RegionRegional Director:

Kenneth W. Nichols

[email protected]

Southeast District 1 (VA, NC) District Cdr: Dave Campbell


Southeast District 2 (SC,GA) District Cdr: Wayne Phillips

(803) 302-8877 waynephillips.SER2DC@

yahoo.com

Southeast District 3 (FL Panhandle, AL, MS, LA)

District Cdr: Steven Walmsley (228) 324-4309

[email protected]

Southeast District 4 (Northern FL)

District Cdr:Jay Mack 407-920-9347

[email protected]

District Cdr: Southeast District 5 (Southern FL

District Cdr: George R. Parker [email protected]

National Election Results Poll closed

10/10/2018 at 2359 hrs. National Commander:

Wayne Standerfer 1293 votes Write-in 21 votes Elected: Wayne Standerfer

National Senior Vice-Commander

Jon Jaques 1284 votes Write-in 16 votes

Elected: Jon Jaques

National Junior Vice-Commander Steve Bell 1291 votes Write-in 17 votes

Elected: Steve Bell

National Treasurer Paul Hiser

1292 votes Write-in 15 votes Elected: Paul Hiser

National Secretary Ray Wewers

1281 votes Write-in 9 votes Elected: Ray Wewers

Northeast Region Director Les Altschuler

241 votes Write-in 4 votes Elected: Les Altschuler

Southeast Region Director Ken Nichols

278 votes Write-in 2 votes Elected: Ken Nichols

Central Region Director Tom Williams

383 votes Write-in 13 votes Elected: Tom Williams

Western Region Director Jim Denzien

383 votes Write-in 8 votes Elected: Jim Denzien

Approve Proposed Revision to Constitution and Bylaws Yes 1181 votes No 156 votes

Proposal passes Congratulations to all

candidates. Thanks to all

Voting statistics will be available on the USSVI web site. Please print a copy for

your information. Regards, Tom Conlon, Election Master 2018

PRAISE FOR SILENT WARRIORS

. . . Something for every reader “It would be impossible for one book to adequately tell the indi-vidual stories of the nearly 16,000 submariners who battled in the Pa-

Collectively, they served on 263 submarines and made 1,472 war patrols while tak-

They paid a high price: 52 lost boats and 3,482 dead submari-ners.Silent Warriors effectively

such submariner, Jake Lawlor, to encapsulate their angst, brav-ery, commitment, and dedication.

Over 44 months, Jake intro-duces us to fascinating charac-

chronicles their heroic actions. Silent Warriors has some-thing for every reader. dar-ing deeds to quicken the pulse of the adventurous with battle and campaign details aplenty. Submariners and ‘Old Salts’ can be transported back by the tactical and technical depictions.

story that surfaces among the chaos of submarine warfare and endures in the changed world that emerges from the carnage that was World War II.”

JOE DOYLE, a career subma-riner, 13 years enlisted, 14 years

six submarines and a variety of submarine support shore assign-

-aters. Retired from the Navy in 1993.

Editor: Please check out the Ad on page 17

American Submariner

The workings of a modern Ameri-can nuclear submarine have al-ways been cloaked with mystery, in part because the military mis-sions in which these vessels rou-tinely participate are highly clas-

public does not know about the day-to-day routine of life aboard a nuclear-powered submarine. In this book, brothers Frank Hood and Charles Hood team up to paint an accurate portrait of what it was really like to serve aboard a submarine during the height of the Cold War between 1969 and 1972. Told from Frank’s perspec-tive, the work traces his journey from initial Navy training in col-lege, through commissioning, and onto intense preparation for submarine duty at several training sites across the United States. The story culminates with a richly detailed account of Frank’s nearly three years of ser-

USS Seahorse, one of the Stur-geon-class “fast attacks”. Read-ers who have wondered about how such a modern submarine actually operated, how the crew worked together to navigate the vessel, avoid dangers, and gather information, and how they dealt with the tremendous pres-sure of life under the sea will en-joy Frank’s tremendous recall of his days aboard the Seahorse. Often funny, other times serious, and occasionally wistful, this vol-ume is jammed with enlightening

Fri, Oct 5, 7:28 PM to American Submariner

Michael,

Outstanding job on American Submariner!

Greatly appreciate you contact-ing me to get photos to you for the article on Groton Holland Club. Keep charging!

Warm regards, Pat Urello

Shipmates, This is a correction to the article in the third Quarter American Submariner on the Arizona Memorial. For reasons which could only be attributed toGoblins”, the info identifying the

,USSVI Twin Lakes Base in Mountain Home, AR. slipped away. The corrected paragraph follows. “This past August 13, 2018 almost three years later to the day, we

Sponsorship check from Curtis Grant on behalf of the USSVI Twin Lakes Base in Mountain Home, AR. This was for the Memorial Sponsorship of the USS S-51 SS-162 lost on 25 Sep 1925.”

Damn Gremlins anyway!Editor

“COWBOY BOOTS AND POOPIE SUITS”

REVIEW

INCOMING (MAIL)and every now and then a reply

From: Patrick HouseholderTo: T Michael Bircumshaw As of October 22 2018 there are now approximately 137,000 sub-mariners registered in Decklog, all cross-linked with the boats they served aboard. Of this to-tal, 37,200 are known to be on eternal patrol. This is by far the largest and most complete com-pilation of USN submarine crew records in the world.

This is an increase of 17,000 submariners since last report of Feb 27th 2015.

Thanks Pat,

Chairman, somewhere, in USS-VI, might want to take a closer look at Deck Log. Betcha he

men with Dolphins, who have

TO THE EDITOR:Today I received email from several people that informed me that someone sent them an email using my name and ask-ing them to go to Walmart and forward money to pay a bill, for which will be reimbursed. This genius is using my name, however, the email address is not mine, nor is it any email ad-dress I have ever used.

Be aware that it is a fraudulent email. All USSVI bills are sent to the National Treasurer for pay-ment and there is no reason that

ever ask someone to pay a bill or to send us money.

If there is ever any question, call

stories that provide an entertain-ing window into the “Silent Ser-vice”.


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from, or the National Treasurer, to verify before you respond or send money for any reason.

There are a lot of idiots and crooks out there.

John Markiewicz IPNC

From: Jack Ensminger PNC To: Michael Michael, Just received and read the latest. Well done Shipmate.

Having had experience in the ed-

you do. You do very well.

Jack -

ter. (and I’ve got a great team)Michael

A new submarine techno-thrill-er movie Hunter Killer pre-miered on 26 October in the-aters nationwide. The movie is based on the novel Firing Point co-authored by Northern Virginia Base Vice Command-er George Wallace along with Don Keith. Starring Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman, the plot revolves around a Russia-US confrontation under the ice. The production enjoyed strong Navy support. In addition to being active in USSVI, George is also active in other veteran service organizations, currently serving President of the Capitol Chapter of the Naval Submarine League and President of the Mount Ver-non Chapter of MOAA.

Submitted by: Chuck MartinBase Commander,

USSVI Northern Virginia

J Tokarz j.tokarzsbcglobal.net Oct 16, 2018, 5:10 PMTo Ray WewersAmerican Submariner Ray Hope to see you on the cruise next Sunday.

I see you were an RO. Whenever I did an ECP, I did it three times - one for each of the military men who died at SL-1.

Please see below and why it never hurts to ask. It may not be news-worthy enough for Ameri-can Submariner, but a fellow RO will understand it is better late than never.

Many thanksJoe Tokarz SSBN-642G 76-79From: J. TokarzTo: “[email protected]: Monday, July 2, 2018 9:08 PMSubject: Why is there no SL-1 Memorial at INL Idaho? Secretary Perry,In 1975, I graduated from the US Navy’s Nuclear Power School. Before we made the trip from California to Idaho, we watched the SL-1 movie - to teach us to respect the nuclear prototypes we would be operating in just a few months. I trained at NRF in Idaho and I became a submarine reactor operator.

Whenever I did an Estimated Critical Position calc, I did it three times. One for each of the three military men who died as a result of the SL-1 accident in Idaho in 1961.

I just returned from a trip out West

to visit my sons and I stopped at EBR-1 and was fortunate enough to get an 8 hour tour of INL.

I was disappointed there was no memorial to those three men who died at SL-1. There is a small turn off of US 20 and Fillmore BLVD, but nothing to tell visitors of what happened and how it changed how we design and operate nu-clear reactors.

Why is there no memorial to SL-1? And if there is an effort to build a memorial, please tell me how I can contribute.

Please have a safe Indepen-dence Day holiday with your family and friends.

Many thanks Joe TokarzFrom: [email protected]: [email protected]: Wednesday, August 8, 2018 7:39 AMSubject: In response to your emailMr. Tokarz,Secretary of Energy Perry re-quested that I respond to your July 2, 2008, email inquiring as to why there is no memorial to the three men who lost their lives on January 3, 1961, at the Sta-tionary Low-Power Reactor #1 (SL-1).

Your email initiated a discussion at Idaho National Laboratory

about how to inform the public with this and other stories

-cesses made at the 890-square-mile INL Site.

American SubmarinerYour suggestion to erect a memorial on U.S. High-way 20 at Fillmore Boulevard, near where the SL-1 reactor was once located, was discussed.

that location, as well as the fact that a memorial at that location would likely not be seen by many members of the public, a decision was made to memorialize the three men at the Experimental

National Historic Land-mark which is only about 8 miles west of SL-1’s former location on U.S. Highway 20.

EBR-I is open all summer to the public as an inter-pretive museum. Thousands of people visit EBR-1 each year, and the parking lot is accessible year round. The east end of the parking lot hosts the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion (ANP) program pro-totype reactors and a shielded locomotive. ANP program was a Cold War program aimed at de-veloping nuclear-powered bombers for the U.S. Air

the prototype reactors tells that story.

The kiosk is scheduled for renovation in 2019 and thanks to the discussion prompted by your sugges-tion the redesign will memorialize the SL-1 story,

reactor safety, design and operations.

The three military reactor operators who died at SL-1 in the service of our country in 1961 will not be forgotten. Thank you for pointing out the impor-tance of memorializing them and for your service to your country.

EDITOR’S NOTE:The SL-1 Reactor was an experimental reactor

power for remote military outposts.The three on duty operators actually pulled rods manually, standing on top of the Reactor. One of the three was impaled in the roof as a result of the mishap.

Check out Bold Military Jewelry

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USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571)

USS Nautilus (SSN 571), the first nuclear vessel, was a true trailblazer and record-breaker, serving the Navy 25 years under COMSUBLANT before retiring to

become an important national historic landmark anchoring a popular East Coast submarine museum. None of the Force’s “firsts,” however, has had more impact

than the truly pioneering initial message sent by this very boat to COMSUBLANT in January of 1955: “UNDERWAY ON NUCLEAR POWER.”

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COMSUBLANTCommander, Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT) is the Submarine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet type commander under

the United States Fleet Forces Command. The principal responsibility is to operate, maintain, train, and equip submarines.

COMSUBLANT also has additional duties as commander of NATO’s Allied Submarine Command and also Commander,

Naval Submarine Forces.

“The Submarine will one day become the Navy’s most deadly weapon.”— Robert Fulton

UNITED STATES SUBMARINES

2019 United States Submarine Calendar

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It is our purpose to perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country. That their dedication, deeds and supreme sacrifi ce be a constant source of motivation toward greater accomplishments. Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America and its Constitution.

Dedicated to all U.S. submariners who manned

our U.S. submarines—from the commissioning

of USS Holland (SS-1) in 1900 through the newest

nuclear submarines in the fleet. Submariners have

always performed a vital service to our nation. U.S.

Submariners sank more than 1,392 Japanese ships

during WWII, landed raiding parties during the Korean

War, monitored the Soviet Navy, and conducted

intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance

missions during the Cold War. From the late 50s

until 1964 submariners conducted Regulus cruise

missile patrols and since 1960 the submariners

serving aboard Strategic Ballistic Missile subs have

maintained a continuous nuclear deterrent force at

sea. Today’s submariners provide covert intelligence

and tactical missile strikes when needed in support

of the Global War on Terror as well as carrying out

continuous deterrent nuclear missile patrols. For

118 years, U.S. submariners have and continue to

provide a vital service to our nation and we salute

them all! The loss dates for all U.S. submarines sunk

or destroyed are listed in addition to other historic

dates in both U.S. submarine veteran and U.S. Navy

submarine history.

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American Submariner

HOW TO SPOT A BROTHER OF THE PHIN

Charles HoodFrank and I began our research and writing on Poopie Suits and Cowboy Boots in mid 2017, Since then I’ve been to nearly a dozen USSVI bases and I’ve managed to eat and chat casually with Sub Vets, from those in their 30s to several of the living legends of World War II. Through our Facebook page on submarine history and by email, I’ve cor-responded with dozens of sailors who have shared their submarine stories, photos, and expertise.

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lent Service during the Cold War years. While these men are different in countless ways—age, ethnic background, political and religious persuasions, for starters—their years serving aboard subma-rines shaped their lives profoundly in both obvious and subtle ways. I have noticed several common attributes among them that form the basis of this essay. Here are some of my thoughts in tribute. Submariners are a proud and elite group. What makes these guys tick? Short answer: The irrefut-able sense that their service aboard submarines was critically important in the safety and security of our country. At the core of their self-identities is pure patriotism; not the attention-seeking kind as-

other fanfare, but a quiet and more informed ver-sion. These are the men who decided that it was worth it to put their personal lives aside—for a few years, or even an entire career—to answer the call to volunteer for the force that defends our nation’s defensive interests at sea..About those precious personal freedoms that the vast majority of us just accept as inherent rights. The reason we civilians can take them for granted is because these guys didn’t. While they were putting their families and personal ambitions on hold they served for long stretches in cramped and unforgiving surround-ings. The missions they accomplished remained largely secretive and therefore unheralded. They accepted the underappreciated anonymity of working in the shadows, even though it deprived the rest of us the privilege of knowing as much as

we should about their important contributions to national security

Submariners like to kid. The jokes can come fast -

shake, and if you’re not prepared for them, your

to harass you. The truth is, they do enjoy yank-ing your chain. The practice evolved as a sort of warped survival skill, honed after many months at sea, to boost morale and preserve some de-gree of sanity during those times of great pres-sure and uncertainty. But even today, the humor serves a very important purpose. By disarming you with a quip or mild insult, they are checking you out. Can you take a joke, or do you wither under the heat? In the end, they won’t waste time with someone who doesn’t pass muster. So I take it as a good sign that, during my talks to the USS-VI audiences, several of the guys will continue to blurt out jokes or witty remarks. Submariners ap-preciate individuals with thick skins.They’re not so

perceived slight or ridicule. And they really can’t stand the related notion of political correctness.

it really stands for. When our national anthem is played at a sporting contest, we civilians may only see the familiar stars and stripes before us, For these men, though, the song hearkens them back to their years aboard the submarines, recalling the solemn ritual of raising and lowering of the ensign at Morning and Evening Colors. As the song rolls on, they think about the close calls that they had during their Navy days, and how fortunate they

moment— posture erect, hand over heart-- and intensely appreciating the moment, while silently thanking those who were lost at sea while heed-ing the call. Understandably, then, they don’t ap-preciate attempts to politicize this sacred tradition. Submariners are comfortable in their own shoes. Pretense is not in their repertoire. They call things as they see them, but they don’t need to always hear the sound of their own voices to be content. It’s not that they don’t like to talk, but at gathering with their civilian friends and family, they are masters at

years in the Silent Service. But, put two of these Sub Vets together in the same room, especially if

Volume 2018 Fourth Quarter cold beer is involved, and you may never hear the end of their lively discussions about the “old days”. Submariners do not suffer fools gladly. These are guys who were held to extraordinary stan-dards of competency while serving aboard our nation’s subs. They practically invented the man-tra, “zero mistakes”. So don’t try to B.S. them.

-ute. They appreciate straight shooters. And they themselves are the prototypical straight shooters. Submariners don’t like to guess. For every ques-tion or problem, there’s a right answer, and if you work alongside one of them, they would rather keep striving until the proper answer is found. This sense of precision, inculcated by submarine ser-vice, also applies to timeliness. Don’t be late for things. These guys expect punctuality and live by

Their very DNA seems intertwined with the sci-

the fate of you and your crewmates on the same

your assigned duties, well, that mindset had a knack of following you into your post-military life. So forgive these men if they seem befuddled when the rest of the human race doesn’t seem equal-ly disciplined. It’s a shame that the same sense of personal responsibility and accountability isn’t also a given in the civilian world Sloppy work and tardiness are major annoyances for these men. Submariners are a little wary of strangers. I think this has to do with the oath to secrecy that they all had to sign upon penalty of imprisonment. Since they are forbidden from talking about a sub-stantial part of their personal histories, they can seem a little suspicious of those who may try to draw them out in conversation or otherwise at-tempt to ingratiate themselves. That makes sense to me. Trust is a precious commodity to them, and it is not earned without some time and ef-fort. Once that hurdle is crossed, though, they will bend over backwards to help you. In offering their help to me countless times over the course

giving spirit in so many ways. You get the feeling after working with so many of them that they would give you the shirt off their back if you needed it. Submariners are very frugal individuals. While generous with their time and talents, they are care-ful about how their hard-earned dollars are spent,

and they won’t open up their wallets to just any cause. This reputation for penny pinching makes sense; they didn’t exactly earn a fortune while serving aboard submarines, and the strong disin-centives about unnecessary waste that governed ship duty simply reinforced the notion of “waste not, want not”. Still, despite their understandably thrifty tendencies, they make tremendous con-tributions to their local towns and cities through endowed scholarships, fund-raising for worthy causes, and various community awareness proj-ects. I have seen how the USSVI gives them the vehicle to make these things happen and to con-tinue to make a difference with their neighbors. Submariners like to speak in code. Listening to them converse among themselves is both an intrigu-

in the acronym-laden phrases of Navy-speak, so unless you have a willing translator, you may not the faintest idea of what they are talking about with such enthusiasm. (Coming from the world of medicine, I thought our jargon was bad! Not even close.) With some practice, though, the code may be cracked. For example, here is an excerpt from a message I received yesterday from a veteran submariner: “…HGR was our senior EDO, and he was OINC of a SRF at one time.” I actually understood him! Submariners are sentimental about their old boats. They swap stories with their fellow veter-ans about their former rides with great affection. They like to wear vests adorned with badges that tell the story of their military service. They pay homage at every USSVI event to those boats on

-eration of WWII in particularly high esteem be-cause of the tremendous loss of life sustained

tyranny and evil. They thoroughly enjoy one an-other’s company, knowing that each of them is indelibly linked for life by that youthful decision to volunteer for submarine service. Finally, while they may recall those years at sea as some of the

of them would do it again in a heartbeat if asked. I salute these men, the “Brothers of the Phin” as they call themselves, proud members of a storied

the best of us all.

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US Submarine Veterans Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS) Week

“No one stands so tall as when they stoop to

help a Child” – Abraham Lincoln Each year K4K Week is celebrated around Veter-ans Day (November 11th).

In addition to other K4K visits made during the year, I encourage USSVI Bases to schedule and make a K4K visit to Kids as close to Veterans Day as they can.

This is done to:

1. Obtain local and national recognition of This in turn will let our

communities learn about USSVI and why we exist. 2. Take advantage of a period when Child Health Care Facilities are more likely to welcome visits by Veterans.

3. Have Sub Vets interact with Children, their families and facility staff at a time when the appreciation for Veterans is at its highest. 4. Bring joy to sick Children and to the Sub Vets who visit them!

“We begin by imagining that we are giving to them; we end by realizing that they have enriched us” – Pope John Paul II

Thanks for all that you do for sick Children by par-ticipating in this Life Changing USSVI community outreach program!

John

US Submarine Veterans Charitable Foundation

K4K Video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/DaHOrDe4U5EK4K Guidelines: http://www.ussvi.org/docu-ments/Charitable_CFDocuments_K4K-2012_GUIDELINES.pdf

From left-Missy Eames, Cindy Petitt, Jack Jeffries, Rick Petitt, Steve Bell, Jodie Ballard.

This spring, the Carolina Piedmont Base,was proud to make our 26th visit to the Victory Junc-tion Gang Camp in Randelman NC where we honor medically challenged children camp-ers with an Honorary Submariner Kap and cer-

We are honored to be among the very select groups that can visit with campers present. Victory Junction is unique in that each group of campers attending are attended to by a group of volunteer medical staff for their situation. There are other camps like this through out the country and I hope that other bases take advan-tage of this great program and contact one of these facilities to bring joy to the children, and Submari-ners as well.

Jack Jefferies

#26 VICTORY JUNCTION


Gold Country Base Submarine Veterans re-ceive healing therapy from children at Kaiser Hospital - Roseville, California

Five members of USSVI – Gold Country Base – Sacramento, California (Harold Fisher, Janet Fish-er, Barry Wyatt, Tim Spoon, and Les Jamison (my-self) planned a visit to Kaiser Hospital Children Unit in Roseville, California back in March of this year. We had discussed our procedure plans on how to conduct our visit. We had pink and blue hats for younger patients, larger hats for older teens, and even pink and blue beanies for the infants to hand out. We would present an “Honorary Submariner”

-es of submarines, and pictures of submarines from old calendars.

As our visitation progressed, we were surprised that behind each hospital door was a little smile and in most cases a bundle of energy. These chil-dren have been through painful treatments but had a warm smile for these old Submarine Veterans. We suddenly realized we were receiving healing therapy to our spirits from these loving children and their families.

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Each door we entered we were thrilled to be wel-

cure their child’s illness. We got to share our little part with the determination that family had to de-feat the child’s illness. The thanks from the moth-ers, fathers, grandparents and brothers and sisters was wonderful but the smiles and conversation from the child patient was the true reward for us.

We found as we continued our visit, we stood a lit-tle taller and prouder. Our sore backs, knees, and feet seemed to be healed for the time. To look at the pain and treatments these children endured, our aches and pains were minor in comparison but they smile at us and with us. We visited 25 to 30 Kids that day and all came away knowing that our lives were richer and felt these children somehow became the healers that day.

Thanks to all the families and hospital staff that al-low us into their world and share the love these children gave to these Old Submarine Veterans.

Gold Country Base

A bit 0f Submarine art made us feel right at home. Thier way of saying thank you.

We thank them!

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Front: Mary, Susan & Jane. Back: John Riley, Bob Sharpe,

Groton Base Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS) Team Visits CCMC

On June 26th, 36 Children, and 3 new Child Life Spe-cialist staff members, at -

were made Honorary Submari-ners!

We gave the Kids and staff members Honorary

Infant Knit Caps, Doo Rags, Tattoos, Wristbands, signed USS Nautilus Submarine Photos and US Submarine Museum location Maps.

A young boy named Caleb was made an Honorary Submariner and his parents put the following thank you post on our Facebook page.

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Our family has strong ties to the Armed Forces and

https://www.facebook.com/pg/kaps4kidsconnecticut/posts/?ref=page_internal

A few siblings who were not at the hospital were made Honorary Submariners when their parents informed us that it will help them keep the peace once the patient went home.

-signed to the Submarine Base in Groton, CT, joined us

for the visit. -vid Pennick were huge hits with the Kids, their parents and the staff! They are now experienced members of the Groton Base Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS) Team and we look forward to them joining us on future visits!

In addition to the Chiefs, the Groton Base Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS) Team consisted of Bob & Susan Sharpe, Paul Dillon, Jim Mosley and John Riley.

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MCPON Honors USSVI Northern Virginia Base Holland Club Inducteesby Steven Bishop and Mike Varone

On May 12, 2018 USSVI Northern Virginia Base inducted CS2 (SS) James Kraut, STSCS (SS) Ed-mund Mattran, and CTTC (SS) Michael Varone into the Holland Club. The ceremony was followed by a luncheon in honor of the newest Holland Club members. Present to honor the inductees were MCPON (SG/SW/IW) Steven S. Giordano and Mrs. Giordano; Les Altschuler (USSVI Regional Director Northeast) and Mrs. Altschuler, Holland Club mem-bers, USSVI regular members, and guests.MCPON Giordano, honored the three inductees by being the keynote speaker for the ceremony. The MCPON opened his remarks by saying that 50 years ago, when these three Holland Club honorees were earning their dolphins, he was not even born yet. Back then a Navy E-5 earned an average of $270 per month. MCPON’s remarks fo-cused on the brotherhood that submariners share

took “courage, knowledge, and fortitude to quali-

of a brotherhood that lasts a lifetime. MC went on to say, the trait that ties all submariners together is

that they are: “authentic, courageous, and techni-cally competent.” Be proud of that. The MCPON said it was an honor to speak before such an au-gust group of men who had done so much for their country. He thanked us for the honor.” MCPON gave each of the new Holland Club Members a MCPON challenge coin as a token of appreciation for their service.The Master of Ceremonies, Howard Chatham (USSVI Past NOVA Base Commander) then read

Holland Club member. USSVI Northern Virginia

a ball cap, challenge coin, membership card, and

Boat and date.


Groton Base Holland Club weekend

On June 1-2, 2018 the Groton Base held their Hol-land Club weekend with a number of activities to recognize the newest members of the Holland Club. On Friday all of the new inductees were invited to the CPO Club on the Sub Base, the Fouled An-chor, for some light refreshments along with some adult beverages. Captain Paul Whitescarver, CO of Sub Base New London welcomed everyone as did Sub Base

All of the new Holland Club members present were introduced and shared some information

on. There was lots of camaraderie, renewing of old friendships, and beginning of new ones. One

submarines before any of our hosts were born!

Later that evening we had the opportunity to head over 40 School Street to attend the Groton Base’s monthly steak dinner which was nothing short of out-standing. The kitchen crew and staff did a superb job.

Saturday morning we were up early and head-ing over to the Nautilus Museum to catch a shut-tle bus to bring us on the Base to Dealey Center for the ceremony. Colors were presented by the

Sub School Silver Dolphins Color Guard and the National Anthem was sung by Matthew Northfell one of the instructors at Sub School. Additionally, nearly all of the sailors from

belted out the Navy Creed – loudly and proudly!

Captain Brian Sittlow, Commander Submarine Squadron 4, was the keynote speaker and af-ter his talk he presented the Holland Club pack-ets to all the new members. Of the 57 eligible members, a total of 34 were able to be present.

After the ceremony it was back to the Groton Sub-Vets clubhouse for a luncheon for the new members.

Many thanks to Pat Urella, Bud Atkins, Jeff Walsh, and the entire committee along with the many volunteers that helped in planning and putting on this great weekend of events.

Scrambled Aye! Fred Williams

While stationed on the USS Robert E Lee

Fire Control billet my turn for mess cooking came up. I was subsequently dispatched to the mess hall used by all the boats currently in the yards. Damn! And I thought I had dodged that bullet! The chow hall crew was a cross section drawn from all the boats including the cooks. One real steamer off of a smoke boat took the prize for the wildest, crudest, drunkest, and having almost no socially redeeming value. Which of course, made him a beacon of guidance for all us wanta’be sub-marine sailors. We mustered at the chow hall each morning at, I think, four A.M. Invariably shortly after muster, the “old salt” would roll in wearing his rumpled western shirt, faded Levis, and “cockroach killer” western boots. Roaring mightily with an admirable string of obscenities, he would pull his duty cook’s whites on over his civvies, grab a cup of coffee, a ciga-rette, and await the call to breakfast.I drew the somewhat lucky straw of being his as-sistant at the grill. In this chow hall the grill was

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pay attention to when and where the smoking lamp was lit, or not lit. Anyway, to get on with it. On the 16th of No-vember I made IC3 and we were pulling into

after breakfast was over I met the Chief Mas-ter At Arms in a passage way outside of Chief’s Quarters and he asked me if I had in fact made Third Class, to which I proudly replied, “Damn Right Chief.” To which he responded, “You’re a big sonofabitch. you’ve got Shore Patrol, and 30 minutes to get into dress whites, get a belt, bras-sard and nite stick from the Gunner’s Mates and be on the Quarterdeck ready to go ashore. “

and ready to jump in the 60’ Liberty Boat and re-port for duty on the Beach. There was a standard gray Navy Pickup waiting for me on the pier. At

a Navy License, I did, he then handed me a set of keys with a whispered admonition, “Under no circumstances are you to give those to the Bos’n.”

where I met the Bos’n. A First Class Boatswains Mate with 4 red hashmarks. He was turning gray at

Noses.” He was working on a second or early third day beard. His whites looked like wrinkled paja-mas and his shoes were spit shined to mirrors. He almost smiled while exhaling a lungful of Camel smoke and through the smoke he mumbled that he was hungry and we were going to imbibe a break-fast. His name was “Smitty”. He was stationed in Naples at the Naval De-tachment on permanent Shore Duty and had been there for two or three years, he wasn’t quite sure. just how long he had been there, maybe since ‘55, maybe not. We walked out of the SP Headquarters and took 15 steps and walked into somebodie’s home, without knocking. There were three tables of various description with unmatching chairs, in a non-descript living room. A lady with more grey than not in a tight bun on

full length apron, quickly appeared carriying a full coffee cup which she placed on the table we had selected, directly between Smitty’s waiting hands. Sitting next to him I could see that it looked and smelled a lot like beer. I gave Smitty an questioning

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embedded in the food service line so that each sailor coming through the line could order his eggs

would stand behind the grill and hook one toe of his roach killer’s under the grill’s bottom edge, thus reducing the possibility of falling backwards. I think the heat of the grill must have discouraged him from falling forward. My job was to break one, two, or three eggs into a series of bowls, thus pre staging them to meet a hungry sailor’s request. And without fail, our salty old cook would politely ask each sailor in turn, “And so how do you want your eggs this mourning, sail-or?” Of course the poor guy would say something like, “Two over easy, please.” Or “Three sunny side up.” Our cooking machine would grab up a bowl holding the required number of eggs, sling them on the hot grill, and yell, “Scrambled, Aye!” I soon learned that the cook’s assistant could end up running the grill on the mornings his “lead-er” was just too under the weather to take the heat from the grill. I also found that the sailors in line those mornings never inquired as to the health of our missing cook, but took great delight in actually

Over time, I must admit, I became quite an egg cook. Lord knows I sure got plenty of practice! Later in life I have found cooking to be a very interesting hobby, and I remember fondly those days behind the grill in the Vallejo shipyard gal-ley. That’s where I learned it can be fun and quite rewarding producing something people obviously enjoy. It proved to become my foil to software de-velopment. A job it seems where no matter what

-thing to bitch about. And naturally, they could have done it better themselves. To them I just think, “Scrambled Aye!”

page and since I served with Fred, back in the day on the Lee Boat, I am assuming that he will allow me this intrusion. I was assigned to mess cooking in September of ‘57, not on a Boat but rather a target, a rather lethal target since it was a “White Tanker”, the AO-56 and we carried AvGas and JP5. The AvGas served well as the best Lighter Fluid in

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The First True Submarine?

PANAMA CITY — The remains of a German-Amer-

and resurface by itself were exhumed in a Panama-nian cemetery Thursday and will be reburied along-side U.S. war veterans near the Panama Canal. remains were dug up with help from the U.S. Embassy, which said au-

of the remains and establish a cause of death. Kroehl built his submarine from parts brought from New York to search for pearls off Panama’s

by the submarine designed by Julius H. Kroehl, wrecked off San Telmo Island, Panama.

Records say he died at age 47 of malaria, but some suspect he was killed by decompres-sion sickness — also known as the bends. Kroehl was buried in 1867, and his grave was only rediscovered in 2005. “I have no words to express the sentiment of emo-tion, it’s a lot of emotion and also some sadness,” maritime archaeologist James Delgado said as he held part of the remains in his hand. Delgado spent a good part of his life studying Kroehl and in 2001 discovered the remains of Kroehl’s submarine at San Telmo Island, in Panama’s Pearl Islands. “For me it is closing a chapter in this indescrib-able story,” said Delgado, senior vice president of SEARCH Inc, an archaeology and cultural re-sources management company.

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Plaques and Interstitial Scarring in your lungs.

T Michael Bircumshaw, at 951-775-4549. Call me to tell me the results and I am hoping that your lungs are clean. But, if like me, you have Pleural Plaques or/and Asbestosis, then I can offer you some guidance on what to do about it. It cannot be cured, but it can be compensated for. Call me. I will. Please do this for yourself and your family.

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Mr. Delgado inspects debris on the grave site of Julius H. Kroehl before exhuming his body from Amador Cemetery in the Chorrillo neigh-

Submitted by Ron Martini/Rontini

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Members of USSVI and the USS Tullibee SSN -597 Association gathered on November 3, 2018, at the Cold War Submarine Memorial in Mr. Pleasant, SC, for installation of a gran-ite bench and its dedication to USS Tullibee

The idea was suggested by shipmate Randy Mc-Coy and spearheaded by Bill Keel (Razorback Base) with the help and guidance of Rusty Pick-ett (Charleston Base). Mr. Keel, Commander of the USS Tullibee SSN-597 Association, said at the dedication that USS Tullibee SSN-597, “was

a one-of-a-kind boat with a one-of-a-kind crew” -

ate the memory of Tullibee and her crew” than this bench at the Cold War Submarine Memorial, which “will be here for our children and grandchildren.”This memorial joins over 40 others at the Cold War Submarine Memorial located in the Patri-ots Point Naval and Maritime Museum Park, just north of Charleston. The Cold War Submarine Memorial was dedicated in 2002 as “A Tribute to

TULLIBEE MEMORIAL BENCH

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Brian Repphun, Chris Cassell, Mike Cassell.

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Tullibee shipmate Randy McCoy visiting the memorial after dedication


look and he replied, “ All the protein and calories I need for at least a couple hours.” And I understood why I was the designated keeper of the keys. I ate a couple of eggs and some fried Italian bread along some really good ham and Smitty had

Smitty seemed to have a running account at the place and told me not to worry about paying. Smit-

table and watched the old lady smile to show me a paucity of teeth, both top and bottom. I had exchanged ten dollars for Lire on the ship and had hundreds of them.

steps, and got in the pickup. Smitty was riding as Shotgun Naviguesser. As soon as we shut the doors he said, “Let me know if you get tired of driv-ing, I’ll relieve you” I answered him in turn, “I’m still learning and not likely to get very tired.” He grinned at me and instriucted me to drive slow, and ignore the horns. We made a couple of turns and he said, “That is the “Bluebird Club. It is the enlisted men’s club here in Naples. It is where we will have the most trouble, if we have any. We only stop if some-

minutes or so, depending on coffee stops.” He continued, “Have you been to Guinea land

Italy. “I told him that my ship was homeported in Barcelona. Smitty asked me if I thought we could use a leading Bos’n. I told him I was pretty sure that we had all we could stand. Smitty started up again, “Well, since this is your

Cat Houses are. Turn right here.” I turned right and shortly Smitty said, “This is the best one, number 47, and you will get head of the line privileges, over everybody, civilians and Guinea Navy included. The Guineas get sex chits every month and since the Cat Houses belong to the government, it costs nobody nothing but time and service. Your Yankee dollar will work better than the Lire everywhere.” We then drove by the Snake Pit. “This is Of-

sweethearts down at the Bluebird, but they are bet-ter looking to make up for it and some of them ac-

tually shave under their arms and sometimes other places.” We spent the next several hours making the rounds slowly as Smitty pointed out number 69 and number 24 and number 72 plus two or three restaurants that he recomended. The day ran into night and we stopped to eat and drink for thirty min-utes. I ended up on the pier at about 2300 hours and was told to keep the drunks out of the water,

had the best single sailor tour available. I pulled Liberty in Naples another 10 times over the next three years. I always stopped in at Shore Patrol Headquarters, never did see Smitty. How-ever he was right about one thing, number 47 was clearly the best. Among the 20 or so working girls

Miss Loren..

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Ira N Ross, Las Vegas, NV.

Eternal Patrol 7/6/2018.James S. Ross, Pittsburgh, PA.

Eternal Patrol 2/12/2018.Edward Ervin Ruthardt,

Idaho Falls, ID.

Eternal Patrol 7/1/2018.Lionel B. Schmidt, Pollock Pines, CA.

Eternal Patrol 9/15/2018.Raymond R Schottle,

Eternal Patrol 8/28/2018.Harold Clifton Senneff, Jr.,

Alhambra, CA,

Eternal Patrol 8/24/2018. Parma, OH.

Eternal Patrol 10/7/2018.George E Sipes, Vancouver, WA.

Eternal Patrol 8/24/2018.George Dave Snow,

USS Daniel Webster 1962. Eternal Patrol 8/29/2018.

, Lowell, MI.

Eternal Patrol 8/28/2018.Alferd Don Sparks.

Midwest City, OK.


John Richard Spear, Mt Pleasant, SC.


Robert W Steinmetz, Coon Rapids, MN.


Merrill L. Talbott Mandeville, LA.


Verner Utke-Ramsing, McLean,


Paul A. Viering, Ladson, SC,


Clive E. Waite, Medford, OR.


William J. Weisensee, Jr., Groton, CT.


Warren Freeman Wildes, Groton, CT.


Albert A Weber, Webbers Falls, OK. Associate member.


Wayne L Winans, Central Point, OR.


Ernest Jerome Zellmer, Atlantic Beach, FL.


PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENT THOUGHT FOR OUR

DEPARTED BROTHERS

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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

In June, 2018, the Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS) team from these two bases visited the children in both the infu-sion center and the in-patient wards of Walter Reed. The USSVI National Artist, and the Tri-State Base Vice-Commander, Tom Denton, attended and personally signed each of the NOVA Base “Dive-Dive into Coloring” books and distributed them with colored pencils to the older children. These coloring books tell the history of the US submarine force in artistic and labeled line drawings, as cre-ated by Tom Denton and the NOVA Base. The younger children received the NOVA Base clip art coloring book and crayons. This color-ing book was sourced from the internet and the Hampton Roads Base Coloring Book.As usual, the Honorary Submariner caps, beanies,

-lenge coins, and photographs were distributed, as well as good humor and kind words with the chil-dren and their families. The bedside approach pro-

vided comfort to those all-service military families going through challenging medical situations.

NOVA Base members have made K4K visits to three hospitals since July 2010, and give heart felt thanks to the Child Life Specialists at each of the facilities for all they do for the children. Our Walter Reed hostesses have been Debra Casolari and Louise Boley.

Left to Right: Steve Bishop, Penny Wallace, Paul Nelson, and Terry Nelson from the NOVA Base, and Tom Denton from the Tri-State Base.

surface or no one does.

and one for all is not just a slogan,

the moment, reality.” -Vice Admiral Rudolf Gosolov,

Russian Navy-


2018 Award ResultsSubmitted by: Steve Bell

Joe Negri Award

Robert Link Award David Anderson – Minn-St Paul Base Robert Andregg – USS Snook Base Dominick Boncore – Mare Island Base Steven Christenson – Base 51 James Davis – Tarheel Base Jerry Emerson – Old North State Base Paul Hiser – Tarheel Base Jon Howery – USS Marlin Base Peter Koester – Marblehed Base Ciro Lopiccolo – Cowtown Base Michael Lyster – Naples Base Jay Mack – Central Florida Base Thomas McFadden – Tarheel Base Kenneth Nichols – Nautilus Base Michael Rainwater – USS Snook Base Thomas Sasgen – USS Chicago Base Vincent Sievert – Old North State Base John Stanford – First Coast Base James Wallace – Tarheel Base Jeffery Walsh – Groton Base J Barry Wyatt – Gold Country Base Egg Harbor Township Base Kings Bay Base

Meritorious Award Edward Alexander – Tucson Base Carol Applegate – USS Marlin Base Alan Brodie – Blueback Base Kevin Galeaz – Thresher Base Richard Martin – USS Illinois Base USS Chicago Base

Golden Anchor Award Class Two – Carolina Piedmont Base Class Three – Minneapolis-St. Paul Base Class Four – Old North State Base

Silver Anchor Award Edmond Irwin – Topeka Jefferson City Base

Bob Kirby – Pacoderm Base Richard Mitchell – Central Texas Base Timothy Spoon – Gold Country Base Fred Vineyard – Egg Harbor Twp Base

Ben Bastura Award Lesley Waters – Mobile Bay Base

Newsletter of the Year Class One – Bremerton Base – Puget Soundings

Class Three – Central Texas Base – The Deck Log Class Four – USS Illinois Base – Green Board Overall Newsletter – Bremerton Base – Puget Soundings

National Will” of the crews and support organiza-tions of boats “maintaining the peace, but ready to

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Allen Peagler and Daniel Locklear of Lowcountry Me-morials of Summerville, SC installing Tullibee memorial

bench at the Cold War Submarine Memorial

Edwin “Bud” Atkins Groton Base

American Submariner

Ask any submarine sailor “What was the high-light of your career?” and you inevitably hear “The day I earned my Dolphins!” Another moment

submarine sailors are inducted into the United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. (USSVI) Holland Club, observing the 50th Anniversary of the year they earned their Dolphins.This story is about one of these inductees, Rudy

, nickname “Saur”, of Pecatonica, IL, who on July 13, 2018, joined ranks with other fel-low submarine sailors when he became a Holland Club member atop the deck of the USS Cobia (SS-245), located in Manitowoc, Wi. It is a tale of a spry 94-year-old World War II submarine sailor, whose Holland Club award was a mere 23-years over-due. He earned his Dolphins in 1945 during battle. Rudy, a long-time member of the former WWII Submarine Veterans Association, joined USSVI and the USS Illinois Base a year ago. He is a spit-

face, and a passion for his service on submarines. The USS Illinois Base immediately took Rudy into its heart, not only for his service during WWII, but to his ties to the local submarine community. Rudy was on the commissioning crew of the USS Liz-

in Manitowoc, WI. It was one of the 28 freshwa-ter boats build and launched in Manitowoc during WWII between 1944 and 1946.

This young man man came from an Illinois farm-ing family with hogs, cattle, and milking cows and grew up with a sense of pride and duty. During Ru-dy’s junior year in high school, his dad became ill, requiring both Rudy and his brother to step up and take over farm duties.

“One day, my brother and I got into an argument,” Rudy said. That was the day he decided to enlist in the Navy. He received a deferment from his senior

-cago. The recruiters gave him a choice. He could either be sent to bootcamp that day, or wait 10 days and be shipped to Idaho’s Farragut Naval Base.

WWII, and this sounded like an adventure to Rudy.

After a few more days with his family, young Rudy headed for Idaho. He tells how the base was locat-ed next to a lake in the Coeur d’Alene Mountains, and he fondly recalls joining his fellow recruits in practicing how to row boats on the lake.

While at bootcamp Rudy and one of his friends, “Mr. Schultz,” volunteered for subma-rine service and were earmarked for Torpedo School. His friend was sent back to Chicago for Tor-pedo School, while Rudy was sent to San Diego, Calif., for his training.

After Torpedo School, Rudy was shipped to New London, Conn., where he received orders to the

-tion in Manitowoc, Wis.

Manitowoc wasn’t ready for us yet,” Rudy ex-plains, “so I was sent to Key West, Fla., aboard the R-4, a WWI submarine, that patrolled the Florida Straits and the Yucatan Channel. When space opened up, he was reassigned to Newport News, Va., for Gunnery practice.

call, and they all headed to Manitowoc. Since con-

Rudy was nicknamed “Saur” by his shipmate in 1944. With a last name of Kraut, it was bound to happen.

Meet Rudy “Saur” Kraut, WWII Submarine Sailor

By Kate Ramsay, USSVI Associate Member

Volume 2018 Fourth Quarter struction was still underway, the crew was housed on cots in a large open warehouse a few blocks from the shipyard. Rudy and his shipmates spent

-riod, learning all the sub’s components from how to

the diesel engines.

“I remember good times in Manitowoc,” he adds. “All the sailors used to congregate in one of the ho-tels. There were a lot of girls there. Too, the fact I was only 180 miles from my home in Pecatonica, I could hitchhike back and forth on many weekends, this made it special.” He found the best method to

pea coat.

-missioned, with Rudy and the entire crew on the deck for the historic ceremony.

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cember and early January, but “it was much colder in Lake Michigan!”

The next test for a Manitowoc submarine was to

the submarine on a barge with a crew aboard. It was transported down Lake Michigan to the Cal-Sag Canal in Chicago where it joined the Illinois

River was in Peoria, Ill. From there the sub fol-lowed the Illinois river south to the Mississippi Riv-

of Mexico.

Rudy was assigned to travel with the boat for this historic leg of the journey. However, a shipmate of his was going through a divorce, and wanted out of town fast, Rudy explains. There was a “pass of $20” and a promise of a 9-day leave, resulting in Rudy and the shipmate changing places at the last minute. Rudy, and other shipmates not on the barge, were to report to New Orleans in 10 days. The boat was late a couple of days, which landed Rudy in New Orleans during Mardi Gras! “Did I have a good time!” he smiled.

The reality of the voyage ahead for this young sail-

and farther from the lights of New Orleans. “I didn’t know if I was going to see these lights again,” he

The boat arrived in Honolulu in 17 days. And,

on April 7, 1945. “We went to Saipan to refu-el,” he said, “and then we headed toward the Equator. I was the aft lookout one day, when I looked up and saw a plane coming out of the sun. I yelled, ‘plane out of the Sun,’ and dove below deck before the dive alarms sounded.” After a stopover in Freemantle, Australia, the Liz-

task while patrolling the straits near Bali. On July 5

sub chasers, 50-60 landing crafts, and a supply ship there too,” he describes. “We also sunk the sub chaser.”

Rudy describes the Isle of Bali with its roads wrapped around and up the hill. The lights up the

After the commissioning, the new sub was launched in a traditional Manitowoc “sideways” manner, and headed onto Lake Michigan for its test dives. The sub traveled 60 plus miles across the lake and back again, over and over again, testing all the diesels. “We never surfaced during these tests, so no one saw us on the lake,” he said. “I was on the bow planes during these tests and watched the gauge go down to 221 feet. I hoped I was going

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winding road to the top of the island, lit it up like a Christmas tree.

“We missed the supply ship,” he added, “but the torpedo hit the fuel dump on the island, and every-thing blew up. We immediately dived and got out of the area.”

followed the Japanese for four days as it trailed --

tling experience, their patrol was ending in three days. Before they headed back to the Philippines

5” shells to them.

“We were watching a movie in the Philippines, when word came that the WWII had ended. All of a sudden the lights turned on and we celebrated,” he said. “They gave each of us a free can of beer.”

In the rest camp, the sub’s crew was residing in Quonset huts. With time on their hands for the

around the island to see other friends.

We hitchhiked up to some locations where there were machine gun nests. Then we hiked to Ma-nila, where we saw General MacArthur and his crew walk by us.” Rudy added. “We then went

Clarke Field where the plane that took us to Subic Bay was located.”

came back to San Francisco as a unit, and docked between Alcatraz and the city. The Navy had plans

it to Italy. So, without a boat, Rudy was transferred to the USS Blueback (SS-326) for his last eight weeks in the Navy.

When discharged, he returned to Illinois, where he got a job with Henney Motors in Freeport, Ill, which built hearses and ambulances from the late 20’s to mid-50’s. Rudy worked for them for 2-3 years, before moving into the construction business with his future father-in-law, Richard Meyer. In 1948, Rudy married Caroline Meyer. Together they had two children, a son, Mark and a daughter, Julie. What puts the topping on this tale is the fondness

Rudy has for northern Wisconsin, and particularly the Manitowoc area, to this day. He took his bride there on their honeymoon. He packed his family up and took them on multiple summer trips to north-ern Wisconsin while the kids were growing up.

When Rudy and Caroline celebrated their 50th An-niversary with family – where did they go? – just 12 miles north of Manitowoc to Two Rivers, Wis

Sadly, his wife passed away January 4, 2013 at the age of 91

With the help of his daughter, Julie, and son-in-law Terry Carius, Rudy still makes his way to Manito-woc for the Annual Subfest festivities at the Wis-consin Maritime Museum, where the USS Cobia is moored. You can’t take a submarine sailor away from a sub too long.

From R-L, Rudy Kraut was inducted into the Holland Club Topside aboard the USS Cobia

Ramsay. Also inducted was Sherman Buetsch,

Note: Northwest Illinois is fortunate to have three surviving members of the WWII Submarines Veter-ans Association. Surviving with Rudy are 92-year-young GM2(SS) Archie Holtz, of Machesney Park, also a member of the USSVI Illinois Base, and 98-year-old Jim Moorehead, MM2(SS), of Rochelle.

This trio gets together monthly at a local restaurant to keep their memories intact..

SAD NOTE: Rudy departed on Eternal Pa-trol on 11/22/18, Thanksgiving Day

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USSVI NEW MEMBERS

Quinn Kaleb 2017 Georgia Schmidt Mark 1970 Grayback Neider Jr. Robert L 1973 Grayling Rohanna Paul V. 2004 Greeneville Fowler Jay N. 1989 Groton Locke Jeffery K. 1988 Groton

-Coolidge Thomas 1981 Gudgeon Raaum Henry A. 1972 Gurnard Barron William 1970 Haddock Kosater Joseph M. 1976 Haddock Pagett Harry 1986 Haddock Maly Gerald 1963 Halfbeak Hernandez Jonathan 2010 Hartford Curry Toby L. 1998 Hawkbill Hensley Marcus 1994 Hawkbill Batch Theodore A. 1978 Henry Clay Brown Lance M. 1986 Henry Clay Fazekas John R. 1984 Henry Clay Mefferd Thomas D 1974 Henry L Stimson Sankey Jeffrey 1984 Henry L Stimson Castro Richard 2007 Honolulu Gutierrez Edward W 1990 Honolulu St. Moritz Mark 1985 Honolulu Sanchez Jeremy 2017 Illinois Hostek Kirk W. 1974 Jack Marsh Geoffrey 1985 Jack Holec Greg 1982 James K Polk Sterchi William 1971 James Monroe Ballou William Justin 2012 Jimmy Carter George Ekon A. 2009 Jimmy Carter Harsma James 1987 John Adams Johnson Randy 1980 John Adams Whelan Michael 1969 John Marshall Chew Joseph G. 2018 John Warner Saucier Carroll Clay 1983 Kamehameha Pennington Zachary 2013 Kentucky Slater Aaron Thomas 2005 Kentucky Thompson Rick 1978 L Mendel Rivers Smith Dave 1973 Lewis and Clark Castaneda Maury 1996 Louisville Szeligowski Robert 2008 Maine Rickgauder Charles W 1967 Mariano G Vallejo Randall Bryan N. 2002 Maryland Storz Garth William 2005 Memphis Enzinna Alexandra 2018 Michigan Punzalan Christiane 2018 Michigan Spearman Anothy T. 2018 Michigan Smith Dwayne 1997 Minn-St Paul Rodriguez Fernando A. 2015 Minnesota Wiggins Michael C. 2017 Minnesota Chung Chazzman K. 2018 Mississippi Northfell Matthew R. 2012 Mississippi Emig Adam 2015 Missouri Haddock James R. 2017 Montpelier Merchant Jr. Causton W 2017 Montpelier Keller errence J. 1967 Nautilus Eygnor Samiel R. 2010 New Hampshire Demarle Tyler K. 2017 New Mexico

Last Name First Name Qual Year Qual Boat

Silvestri Henry 1970 Abraham Lincoln Daunis Michael L. 1999 Alabama Briggs, Sr Ralph Emory 1986 Alaska Jardine Anthony Alban 1985 Alaska DiPaola Michael C. 2000 Albuquerque Sievers Gary L 1967 A Hamilton Warthen Larry G 1970 A Hamilton Parenteau Michael A. 2017 Alexandria Rock Norman R. 1986 Andrew Jackso arstellar Bret A. 2003 Annapolis Thomas James E. 2016 Annapolis Lowery James 1972 Aspro Shine Michael 1989 Atlanta Korn IV Fredrick W. 1998 Augusta Smith William Clyde 1963 Barbero

Anthony David C. 1963 Baya Magwire Stephen 1972 Ben Franklin Zinich John E. 1970 Ben Franklin-Kelch Gary M. 1981 Bergall Lomba Kenneth John 1973 Bergall Lewis Robert E 1956 Blenny Cleary Richard 1967 Blueback

Bixby Trevor 2007 Boise Salazar Edward D. 1996 Buffalo Kiminecz Robert K 1961 Bugara Howell Larry 1962 Charr Arruza James G. 2011 Chicago Capell Steven C. 2015 Chicago Bloom Steven 1989 Corpus Christi McElhose Sean C 2001 Corpus Christi Sanchez Chris T. 1999 Corpus Christi Briggeman Gary 1974 Clamagore Lee William A. 1964 Croaker Burns Thomas J 1972 Dace

Duman Christopher A. 2009 Dallas Dueker Dr. Christopher W. 1968 Daniel Boone Clark Robert 1972 Daniel Webster David Thomas E. 1972 Daniel Webster Moser Frank D. 1983 Daniel Webster

Sidebottom Jerry 1971 Finback Mauldin Ronald C. 1982 Flynig Fish Lyle James R 1988 Francis S Key Smith Robert E. 1980 Francis S Key Roberts Allen E 1973 George Bancroft Dickhausen Dale L 1969 Geo C Marshall Hulin David A. 1980 Geo C Marshall Shrivalle Ralph L 1961 Geo Washington

American SubmarinerPowell Malcolm K. 2017 New Mexico Stebenne Jeremy T. 2005 Newport News Alston Allen Z 2016 North Dakota Bolchoz John R. 2016 North Dakota Costello Michael 1985 Ohio Coleman John W. 2010 Olympia Fox David 1982 Parche Jordan James 1990 Parche Stone Jordan 2015 Pasadena Devlin Lawrence E 1974 Patrick Henry Miller Ron 1984 Permit Baldwin John T. 1983 Philadelphia Chance Benjamin 2009 Philadelphia Dennison James L. 1998 Philadelphia Kohlhofer III Charles J. 1999 Philadelphia Thayer Christopher E 1995 Philadelphia Dennis Ronald W. 1974 Pintado Perry Douglas G. 1991 Pittsburgh Rush William J. 2015 Pittsburgh Sears Timothy W. 1973 Pollack MacKenzie Bruce C. 1966 Pomfret Bond William T. 1995 Portsmouth Slagle Brett 1995 Portsmouth Cabrera Esteban R. 2014 Providence Chard IV Frederick J. 2014 Providence Esquilingarcia Roberto 2014 Providence Gray Maxwell 2006 Providence Wegner Robert 1962 Rasher

LaFonte John 1954 Requin Melody Lee W. 1962 Robert E Lee

Meneses Manny 1984 Salt Lake City Dirks Harry Gene 1965 Sam Houston Iseman Donald Lloyd 1967 Sam Houston Frederick Edward R. 1971 Sam Rayburn Diers Patrick R. 2005 San Francisco Yoos Jonathan E. 2007 San Francisco Blanchard Norman A 1990 San Juan Jolley Andrew 2008 San Juan Norton Wesley 2012 San Juan Kalfus Aaron M. 2013 Santa Fe Aldinger Gary L. 1960 Sarda Ivory Patrick J. 1970 Sargo Kee Jason P. 2003 Scranton Turner Raymond L 1958 Sea Fox Lennox Byron 1964 Sea Poacher Bergbaur Herman 1970 Seadragon Reynolds James R. 1983 Seahorse Bradley Robert William 1967 Sealion Dudder Matthew M. 2007 Seawolf Jackson Daniel E 1977 Shark Shewbridge David 1980 Shark Hall Gary H. 1970 Skate Wilkins Allan W. 1960 Skate Zuppinger Robert J. 1972 Skate Johnston William R. 1965 Skipjack Sievers Arthur C. 1967 Snook

Bridges Glenn S. 1975 T Jefferson Gonzales Jr. Victor L. 1954 Tigrone Evans Drake A. 1968 Tinosa Peel Gilbert 1972 Tinosa Tonkin Russell 1969 Tinosa Spruitenburg Fredrik H.M. 1967 Tirante Waskiewicz Richard D. 2010 Toledo Hero Glenn Alan 1965 Torsk Burkhalter III M Tim 1976 Tunny Bellucci Vincent J 1982 Ulysses S Grant Weible Thomas A 1989 Ulysses S Grant Anderson Andrew C. 2010 Virginia Girrens Brandon S 2016 Virginia Miner Michael T. 2007 Virginia Filomeno Vito V 1985 Will Rogers Hammer Michael T. 1992 Will Rogers Rudofski Joseph 1993 Woodrow Wilson Anguish Tina E. Associate Cardinal Poscatelli Kimberly Associate Duffy Steven A. Associate Gregory Stephen C. Associate Marcoux Christine M. W. Associate Parker, Sr Donald Associate Roy Mark J. Associate Saville Dawn M. Associate Sizer Lisa M. Associate Strand, Jr. Bill Associate Van Horn Janice Associate Wreath Debbie Associate

CALLING ALL ACTIVE DUTY SUBMARINERS

The UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VET-ERANS (USSVI) is inviting all Active Duty

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Should you apply during the last quarter of the year then you will get the remaining portion of that year plus the entire next year. If you desire to join a base, the base dues are up to the base.

How do you apply? It is simple. Go to our web-site, www.ussvi.org, and click on “Join Us”. An application will appear. You can print the appli-

-dress provided on the home page) or you can take it to a local base and they will take care of it.

near each Submarine Base, and we have 168 CONTINUED ON PAGE 44


MEMORIAL

the Governor, the Department of Veterans Servic-es and the Division of Museums and Culture, the memorial was developed to commemorate the of-

submarines lost during WWII, and all of the WWII -

fend our Nation.

The U.S.S. Corvina (SS-226) was assigned to the State of Nevada by the USSVWWII in the 1960’s.

Stephen Salzman, Corvina Base Commander and master of ceremonies, recounted the history

submarine:

Her keel was laid by Electric Boat Co. of Groton, Connecticut on September 21, 1942: She was launched on May 9, 1943 (sponsored by Mrs. LaRene P. Christie, wife of Rear Admiral Ralph. W. Christie, commander of submarine opera-tions in Fremantle, Australia), and commissioned

on August 6, 1943, with Commander Roderick S. Rooney (Class of 1929) in command.

Clearing New London, Connecticut, on September 18, 1943, she arrived in Pearl Harbor on October 14. Corvina left the relative safety of Pearl Harbor on November 4, and arrived at Johnson Atoll two days later.

-ous one. She and nine other submarines had been ordered to take stations to the northwest of Tarawa during Operation Galvanic, the American invasion of the Gilbert Islands. The Corvina, the U.S.S. Thresher (SS-200) and the U.S.S Apogon (SS-308), along with two Brisbane–based boats,

(SS-228), were assigned to the area south of the Japanese stronghold at Truk Atoll.

After topping off her fuel tanks, Corvina departed Johnson Atoll for her assigned patrol area. Lieu-tenant Commander William Kinsella, Executive

events as follows: “We were south of Truk with Drum and Corvina when we got an Ultra stating that a Japanese submarine was coming through the area. We were supposed to rendezvous with Drum and Corvina. Just after sunset we got into position where this Japanese submarine was sup-posed to pop up and sure enough, just at sunset, while we were submerged, it surfaced just to the south of us, not more than 5,000 yards away. It was starting to get dark; we really could not see through the periscope well enough to ascertain that it was a Japanese submarine. Remember-ing that Drum and Corvina were in the vicinity we elected not to shoot. As it turned out, we later established contact with Drum and determined it was not him. It was Japanese. We never saw Cor-vina again, the Jap sub got her.”

Japanese records examined after the war indicat--

does at a surfaced American submarine “causing a great explosive sound”.

The Corvina thus became the only American sub-marine known to be sunk by a Japanese subma-

Corvina and her crew is at the geographic position 05° 50’ N, 151° 10’ E.

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On August 6, 2018, Corvina Base, Reno, NV, unveiled a new memorial to the

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Other speakers at the unveiling ceremony were Mike Willden, Chief of Staff to Nevada Gover-nor Brian Sandoval, Kat Miller, Director, Nevada Department of Veterans Services, Pete Juhos, Commander, USSVI Western District 5, historian Alicia Barber, and Acting Corvina Base Chap-lain, Terry Bolen.

The unveiling ceremony for the memorial was on the 75th an-niversary of the commissioning of the Corvina. It is on display at the Nevada State Library and Archive in Carson City, NV. The event was covered by several lo-cal news reporting services.

For more information, please visit: https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/lahontan-valley/sunk-wwii-sub-honored-in-carson-city/#.W20l5GSkCQ8.em

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OUR LOST BOATS

your patrols. Think about the Shipmates that you have lost during your lifetime

NOVEMBER 82

men on board. Lost on 16 No-vember 1943 during a Japa-nese submarine attack off Truk. ALL HANDS LOST.

59 men on board. Lost on 19 Novem-ber 1943 when it was scuttled following a Japanese surface craft north of Groluk Island near Truk. 42 men were taken pris-oner but only 21 men survived the war. 38 MEN LOST.

86 men on board. Lost by possible Japa-nese Mine on 7 November 1944 between Honshu and Hokkai-do, Japan. ALL HANDS LOST.

85 men on board. Lost on 8 November 1944 by a possible Japanese Surface attack in the South China Sea. ALL HANDS LOST.

60 men aboard. Lost probably on 16 November 1944 from progres-sive damage in multiple air and sea attacks east of To-kyo Bay. ALL HANDS LOST.

DECEMBER 22 men

on board. Lost on 17 December 1917 when it was sunk after col-lision with the USS F-3 (SS-22) off San Clemente, California. 3 men rescued. 19 MEN LOST.

38 men on board. Lost on 17 December 1927 when it was sunk as it surfaced and was rammed by USCGC Paulding off Provincetown, Mas-sachusetts. ALL HANDS LOST

54 men aboard. Scuttled after being fa-tally damaged on 10 December 1941 by aerial bombs during a Japanese air attack at Cavite Navy Yard, Republic of the Phil-ippines. One crew member died as a POW. 4 Sealion sailors died in the attack. 1 man lost on the USS Seadragon (SS-194)

tied up inboard of Sealion in the same attack. 6 MEN LOST.

81 men on board. Lost on 2 December

-nese Surface attack in the Ce-lebes Sea. ALL HANDS LOST.

JANUARY 43 men

on board. Lost on 20 January 1942 when it was destroyed after she ran aground on the Taka Bakang Reef in Makassar Strait, Indonesia, near Makas-sar City. The crew was res-cued. NO LOSS OF LIFE

46 men on board. Lost on 24 January 1942 in the Gulf of Panama, 14 miles West of San Jose Light when USS PC-460 rammed it. 3 men survived. 43 MEN LOST

Bases throughout the USA. To -

site and click “Find a Base”. I am

the rest on that portion of our website. When you get a base you would desire to become a member of, there is plenty of contact information there (phone numbers and e-mail address-es) for you to move forward.

What is USSVI? United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. is a fraternal organization of Subma-riners that help to perpetuate the memory of our shipmates that gave their lives. It is also an or-ganization that provides a way for all Submariners to gather for

-ment. We also engage in various

projects and deeds that will bring about the perpetual remem-brance of those shipmates who

What is the cost should I choose to remain a member? Cur-rently annual National dues are $25 per year plus base dues (Each Base has their in-dividual schedule of dues).

What will you get? Besides the camaraderie of being with shipmates past and present, you will be able to go online and read our magazine, the American Submariner

So why not try us out for a year? You have nothing to lose and possibly get some memorable moments from our organization.

National Junior

Vice Commander

CALLING ALL ACTIVE DUTY SUBMARINERS

FROM PAGE 40


17 years ago today I was resid-ing and working as a contractor to the Royal Saudi Naval Forc-es at the King Abdul Aziz Naval Base in Al-Jubail, KSA.

Like me, each of us has an ex-act time/place memory which will forever be etched in our souls of the events that would unfold in-side the next 24 hours.

On September 11, 2001 at 0846 (EST) was our current genera-tion Pearl Harbor-equivalent. In that moment, life changed for everyone at home and abroad, ashore, at sea, and submerged wherever their duty called.

In my current industry, the USA PATRIOT Act was born of this event.

And, life has changed in so many other ways. For those who did not return to their loved ones,

escape the hell of the World Trade Center, Pentagon, or an

a prayer and moment of silence.

To the men and women who would go into harm’s way to thwart terrorism and an ideol-ogy that would prefer we are not amongst the living we owe them an equal prayer and debt of grati-tude for their service and sacri-

Perhaps it’s time to take pause from the political wrangling across our Nation and simply be grateful we’re alive to experi-ence it all - it’s wonderful beauty,

God Bless America, and thank you, Shipmates and your fami-lies, for your continued commit-ment, service, and dedication to the United States Submarine Veterans, and the Base you call home.

Pride Runs Deep!

Peter T. Juhos

Commander, Western Region District 5 United States Submarine

Veterans, Inc.

EDITOR: NO PICTURE NEEDED, WE ALL HAVE ONE

OR MORE IN OUR MIND

9/11/2001 17 years ago today

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SNOWBIRD? If you want to really keep receiving your magazine, you really need to change your seasonal address. There are three ways you can do that. 1. Go to the Subvet Website, WWW.USSVI.ORG, and do it yourself or 2. Ask your Base Membership Chairman to get it done for you or 3. Call or e-mail the and ask them nicely to get it done. Telling the National Editor will simply get you a

referal to this page. He is old and cranky and does not take shorthand or change ad-dresses any more than the COB goes on Mess Cooking. Check out the National Off-

this mildly obnoxious announcement. Thank you,

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