World War II Submarine Lost Boat Memorial

World War II Submarine Lost Boat Memorial (HMSOM)

Location: Mt Pleasant, SC 29464 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 47.597', W 79° 54.271'

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Inscription
Still On Patrol
—?·?—
U.S. Navy Submarines
paid heavily for
their success in
World War II.
A total of
374 Officers and
3131 men are on
board these 52
U.S. Submarines
still on "patrol."
(left column names)
Albacore?·? Amberjack?·? Argonaut?·? Barbel?·? Bonefish ?·?Bullhead?·? Capelin?·? Cisco?·? Corvina?·? Darter?·? Dorado ?·?Escolar?·? Flier?·? Golet?·? Grampus?·? Grayback?·? Grayling?·?Grenadier?·? Growler?·? Grunion?·? Gudgeon?·? Harder?·?Herring?·? Kete?·? Lagarto?·? Perch?·?
( Right column names)
Pickerel?·? Pompano?·? Robalo?·? Runner?·? R-12?·? Scamp?·?Scorpion?·? Sculpin?·? Sealion?·? Seawolf?·? Shark I?·?Shark II?·? Snook?·? S-26?·? S-27?·? S-28?·? S-36?·? S-39?·? S-44?·?Tang?·? Trigger?·? Triton?·? Trout?·? Tulibee?·? Wahoo?·?

We shall never forget that it was our submarinesthat held the lines against the enemy while ourfleets replaced losses and repaired wounds.
Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz, U.S.N.

I can assure you that they went down fighting andthat their brothers who survived them took agrim toll of our savage enemy to avenge their deaths.
Vice Admiral C.A. Lookwood, Jr., U.S.N.
Commander Submarine Force 1943-1946


(Lower plaque)
U.S.S. Amberjack (SS 219)
(Lower Plaque)
Commanding
John Archibald Bole, Jr.


( Left column )
Name??????Rate
Allmon, M.W.??????Momm1· ?Baker, W.A., Jr.?????? RM3 · ?Bannister, P.S.?????Momm2 · Barr, L.V.?????F1 · ???Bartoli, R.(n)?????S1 · ?Blauvelt, R.P.??????LT · ?Bole, J.A., Jr.??????LCDR · ?Bolze, J.F.??????FC1 · Brant, H.J.??????SC2 · ?Brossy, H.E.??????LCDR · Brousseau, M.J.??????SC2 · ?Buchan, W.N.??????EM1 · Cacciato,D.,Jr.(n)??????TM3 · ?Caldwell, L.J.D.??????SD2 · Chaffin, E.E.?????F2 · ?Cheney, J.F.??????LT · Clark, B.L.?????TM1 · ?Coleman, J.L.?????GM2 · Coultas, W.E.?????Momm2 · Davis, E.S.Davis, L.C.??????EM3 · De Groot, J. (n)?????F2 · ?Demler, A.M.?????ENS · ?Ducharme, D. ((n)??????QM3 · Eastman,A.G.H.?????TM2 · ?Everett, E.J.?????RT1 · ?Gillard, G.H. Jr?????F3 · ?Gosciniak, T. (n)?????Momm2 · Hamilton, J.W.?????Momm2 · Henderson, L.G.??????EM2 · Hiatt, D.L.??????EM3 · Hill, W.M.O.????F2 · ?Jackson, V.T.?????Momm2 · James, H.E.??????EM2 · Jeter, W.L.??????SM3 · Jewell, T.E.??????CSM · ( Right column )
Name??????Rate
Kingston, F.P.?????Momm2 · Koreyva, V.J.?????Momm1 · Lester, R.L.?????S2 · ?Levesque, R.A.??????EM2 · Lewellyn, J.E.?????ENS · ?Lord, H.S.,Jr??????LTJG · Lucas, J.B.,Jr?????Momm2 · Macy, M.R.??????RM2 · Massey, A.R.?????MA2 · McDaniel, R. (n)?????S1 · ?McLean, R.A.??????TM1 · Montague, W. (n)?????MA1 · Muir, C.R.??????CTM · Ogilvie, H.B.?????TM2 · Ouzts, C.M.,Jr.????Momm1 · Pavlin, B.F.??????EM2 · Pisarski, H. (n)Ranger, J.A.??????RM2 · Rakyta, J.G.?????S1 · ?Runkowski, C.L.?????TM3 · Ryall, L.R.????Momm1 · Sallee, C.K.?????SC1 · Seidell,D.R.??????ENS · Smorol, P.P.?????F2 · ?Spierer, E.R.?????S1 · ?Springsteen, C.A.?????S1 · ?Stern, R.G.,Jr.?????LTJG · St. John, F.T.?????Y1 · ?Taylor, H.A.??????EM2 · Thurman, I.H.?????F1 · ?Tobin, W.J.??????EM2 · Trask, P.B.??????TM2 · Ullstrom, J.H.?????S2 · ?Ward, A.G.??????EM3 · Wilson, E.L.????F3 · ?Winquist, H.C.A.????Momm1 ·

(Reverse side)
Lost But Not Forgotten
Positions of United States Submarine Losses in World War II
List of 52 Lost Boats and Date

(Lower Plaque)
This Plaque is Dedicated to the Wives and Mothers for theHardships They Endured as They Served with Us in World War II

Swampfox Chapter of South Carolina, United StatesSubmarine Veterans of World War II, 1988

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Date Added Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 12:37am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 602576 N 3628901
Decimal Degrees32.79328333, -79.90451667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 47.597', W 79° 54.271'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 47' 35.82" N, 79° 54' 16.26" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 700-798 E Main St, Mt Pleasant SC 29464, US
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