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UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS INC., BOAT NOTES ISSUE 2018-1

BOAT NOTES

GROTON BASE “FIRST AND FIEST” QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER January/February/March 2018

“To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country,

That their dedications, deeds, and supreme sacrifice serve as a constant source of motivation towards greater accomplishments. Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America and its Constitution”

BOAT NOTES IS BACK UNDERWAY !!!!


The official newsletter of the United States Submarine Veterans, INC., Groton Base published quarterly

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Groton Base Officers and Committee Chairs and Points of Contacts

Base Commander Jeff Walsh [email protected] Vice Commander Al Atkinson [email protected] Secretary Charles Murray [email protected] Treasurer Rob Perritt [email protected] House Committee Stan Mathis [email protected] Past Base Commander Al Kinsall [email protected] Base Chaplain Jack Galimore [email protected] Board of Trustees Chairman Joe Smith [email protected] Club Manager Jill Tufts [email protected]

Public Affairs Officer OPEN [email protected] Membership Chair Alex Tufts [email protected] Holland Club Pat Urello [email protected] Scholarship Greg Khane [email protected] Kap (SS) for Kid (SS) John Riley [email protected] Memorial Marian Galbreath [email protected]

BOAT NOTES

Deadlines for submission

1st Quarter ~ December 1 2nd Quarter ~ March 1 3rd Quarter ~ June 1 4th Quarter ~ September 1

Contacting USSVI Groton Base US Mail: USSVI Groton Base 40 School St Groton CT, 06340 Phone: (860) 445-5262 Email: All officers and committee chairs can be reached by email as noted on the left side of this page. We provide a lot of information in regards to USSVI Groton Base via email and if you are not on the Base’s email listing contact us and we will ensure you are on it. Webpage: Our webpage is http://ussvigroton.org/

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Hello Shipmates, I hope both you and your family have had a wonderful Christmas and I wish your family the best during the New Year. This past year, 2017 was a very eventful year, as we worked with USSVI National on the issue that has affected our organization for nearly 5 years. I can honestly say that at times it was frustrating and if not for the outstanding support of the EBOARD and our members, not sure we could have gotten where we are now.

I personally like to thank the following: Rob Perritt - Rob has provided outstanding dedication and drive to research the issues and ensure that the laws pertaining to the clubhouse are identified and are followed as necessary. He has worked hard not just this past year but the last 2-3 years on understanding the correct financial processes and procedures as fol-low. Unlike other bases, the Treasurer position is a taxing position due to the unique circumstances for the club and base, and at times very unforgiving. Al Atkinson - Big Al has provided leadership and sound advice while resolving the issue. He provided the nec-essary advice to ensure cooler heads were present and we worked all the issues out. USSVI National Board of Directors, specially to Wayne Standefer and his leadership to ensure that we all worked as a team as we should be to ensure that OUR Clubhouse, USSVI’s Clubhouse stays open. We still have a lot work, but with both the Groton Base and USSVI National working together the sky is the limit. I would like to discuss the success we had this year with our Thanksgiving Caring and Sharing program. We served nearly 1000 meals which include Sailors and their families, Veterans not able to make it out for the holiday, and local EMS and First Responders. For this program to be a success, it relies on the tremendous generosity of our many sponsors and members with the various donations that we receive. This year our many sponsors and wonderful members went above and beyond, and they pulled through and supported this wonderful program as they have always done in the past. on behalf of the Thanksgiving Committee I would like to say thank you for your generosity as we USSVI-Groton Base continue to do what is good and take care of others in need and perpetuate the memories of our shipmates. Our new Website at http://ussvigroton.org/ is currently up and running, refer to our website for up to date calendar of events, however if there are any events you would like to see, please contact me so we can dis-cuss how to best utilize it to make it a success.

COMMANDER’S CORNER Jeff Walsh


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U.S. SUBMARINES FORCES LOSSES

January USS SCORPION (SS-278) Lost on Jan 5,1944 with the loss of 77 officers and men in the East China Sea, on her 4th war patrol. It is assumed she was sunk by a mine. USS ARGONAUT (APS-1/SS-166) Lost on Jan 10, 1943 with the loss of 102 officers and men off Rabaul, on her 3rd war patrol. While attacking a convoy, she torpedoed a Jap destroyer who along with 2 other destroyer’s depth charged her. As she tried to surface, the destroyers sunk her by gun fire. USS SWORDFISH (SS-193) Lost on Jan 12,1945 with the loss of 89 officers and men somewhere near Okinawa, on her 13th war patrol. Probably was lost to a mine.

USS S-36 (SS-141) Lost on Jan 20, 1942 with no loss of life, on her 2nd war patrol. She ran hard aground on a reef and radioed for help. The entire crew was res-cued by a Dutch ship after they scuttled her. USS S-26 (SS-131) Lost on Jan 24,1942 with the loss of 46 officers and men in the Gulf of Panama, on her 2nd war patrol. She was rammed by the USS PC-460 and sunk within seconds. The CO, XO and one lookout on the bridge, were the only survivors.

Bless those who served beneath the deep, Through the lonely hours of vigil they had to keep,

May the eternal peace their mission ever be, Bless each one we ask of thee,

Comfort those who at home who waited and prayed, For their return night and day

February USS BARBEL (SS-316) Lost on Feb 4,1945 with the loss of 81 officers and men on her 4th war patrol. Based on Japa-nese records, she was bombed near the southern entrance to the Palawan Passage. The day before, she reported she survived 3 depth charge attacks. USS SHARK I (SS-174) Lost on Feb 11,1942 with the loss of 59 officers and men on her 1st war patrol. Shark was the

1st US submarine sunk by enemy surface craft in the Pacific. She was most like-ly sunk by depth charges. USS AMBERJACK (SS-219) Lost on Feb 16,1943 with the loss of 72 officers and men on her 3rd war patrol. Off Rabaul, she was attacked by a Japanese patrol plane, attacked by a torpedo boat and then depth charged by a subchaser. One additional man was killed earlier on the last patrol. USS GRAYBACK (SS-208) Lost on Feb 26,1944 with the loss of 80 officers and men on her 10th war patrol. She appears to have been caught on the surface in the East China Sea by a Japanese carrier plane whose bombs made a direct hit. During this patrol she sank 4 ships totaling 21,594 tons and was tied for 11th in the number of ships sunk.

USS TROUT (SS-202) Lost on Feb 29,1944 with the loss of 81 officers and men on her 11th war patrol. She was sunk

by escorts in the middle of the Philippines Basin after sinking a passenger-cargoman and damaging another in a con-

voy. She carried out several notable special missions, including carrying over two tons of gold bullion out of Corregi-



U.S. SUBMARINES FORCES LOSSES (Continued)

March USS PERCH (SS-176) Lost on March 3,1942 near Java with no immediate loss of life, while on her 1st war patrol. She sur-vived 2 severe depth charging in less than 200 feet of water by 3 Japanese destroyers. The crew abandoned ship and scuttled her. Of the 59 officers and men taken prisoner, 53 survived the war and six died as POWs.

USS GRAMPUS (SS-207) Lost on March 5,1943 with the loss of 71 officers and men, on her 6th war patrol. She was lost in Vella Gulf, sunk after engaging 2 Japanese Destroyers. USS H-1 (SS-28) Lost on March 12, 1920 with the loss of 4 men as they tried to swim to shore after grounding on a shoal off Santa Margarita Island, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. Vestal (AR-4), pulled H-1 off the rocks in the morning of 24 March, only to have her sink 45 minutes later in some 50 feet of water. She was originally named the USS SEAWOLF before becoming H-1. USS TRITON (SS-201) Lost on March 15,1943 with the loss of 74 men. She was sunk north of the Admiralty Islands during a fight with 3 Japanese Destroyers. Triton was the 1st boat to engage the enemy in December 1941 off Wake Island, sinking 9

ships, 1 submarine and a destroyer. USS KETE (SS-369) Lost on March 20,1945 with the loss of 87 officers and men at the end of her 2nd war patrol. Probably sunk near Okinawa, by a Japanese submarine that itself was subsequently lost. USS F-4 (SS-23) Lost on March 25, 1915 with the loss of 21 men. She foundered 1.5 miles off of Honolulu when acid corro-sion of the lead lining of the battery tank let seawater into the battery compartment, causing loss of control. She was raised in August 1915. USS TULLIBEE (SS-284) Lost on March 26,1944 with the loss of 79 officers and men, on her 4th war patrol. It's believed she was a victim of a circular run by one of her own torpedoes. The lookout was the only survivor and he survived the war as a Japanese prisoner. USS TRIGGER (SS-237) Lost on March 26,1945 with the loss of 89 officers and men, on her 12th war patrol. She was lost

during a combined attack by Japanese antisubmarine vessels and aircraft. Trigger ranked 7th in total tonnage sunk and tied

SHIPMATES PLEASE PAUSE TO REMEMBER THOSE OF OUR SHIPMATES WHO SAILED IN HARM’S WAY AND DID NOT RETURN.

LORD, THESE DEPARTED SHIPMATES WITH DOLPHINS ON THEIR CHEST

ARE PART OF AN OUTFIT KNOWN AS THE BEST.

MAKE THEM WELCOME AND TAKE THEM BY THE HAND. YOU'LL FIND WITHOUT A DOUBT THEY WERE THE BEST IN ALL THE LAND.

SO, HEAVENLY FATHER THEIR NAMES ARE ON THE ROLLS

OF OUR DEPARTED SHIPMATES STILL ON PATROL.

LET THEM KNOW THAT WE WHO SURVIVE WILL ALWAYS KEEP THEIR MEMORIES ALIVE


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SHIPMATES ON ETERNAL PATROL 2017

William L Besley, qualified in submarines on USS TORKS (SS-423), Eternal Patrol 1/20/17 Daniel M Murphy, qualified in submarines on USS TRITON (SSN-586), Eternal Patrol 3/28/17 Dexter A Holaday, qualified in submarines on USS TUSK (SS-426), Eternal Patrol 4/10/17 William R Broadbent, qualified in submarines on USS DIABLO (SS-479), Eternal Patrol 4/11/17 John K. MacKenzie, qualified in submarines on USS POLLACK (SSN-603), Eternal Patrol 4/14/17 Abraham Mozeak, qualified in submarines on USS SKATE (SSN-578), Eternal Patrol 6/11/17 John J Norosky, qualified in submarines on USS BARB (SSN-596), Eternal Patrol 6/21/17 Michael Angelo Jr, qualified in submarines on USS DIABLO (SS-479), Eternal Patrol 6/29/17 Robert W Lindsay, qualified in submarines on USS TANG (SS-563), Eternal Patrol 5/30/17 Thomas M Russell III, qualified in submarines on USS SEA ROBIN (SS-407), Eternal Patrol 8/13/17 Glenn N Arthur Jr, qualified in submarines on USS SPIKEFISH (SS-404), Eternal Patrol 8/26/17 John D Hanniford, qualified in submarines on USS GRAMPUS (SS-523), Eternal Patrol 9/23/17 Fred C Philipp, qualified in submarines on USS SPIKEFISH (SS-404), Eternal Patrol 10/22/17 Jefferson W Harris, qualified in submarines on USS WILL ROGERS (SSBN-659), Eternal Patrol 11/6/17 Burnette J Rickmond JR, qualified in submarines on USS SEA LEOPARD (SS-483), Eternal patrol 11/1/17 Peter A Kukish Jr, qualified in submarines on USS WOODROW WILSON (SSBN-624), Eternal Patrol 10/26/17 Robert G Boyd Jr, qualified in submarines on USS MACKEREL (SS-204), Eternal Patrol 11/28/17 Mickey E Davidson, qualified in submarines on USS TUSK (SS-426), Eternal Patrol 12/14/17 Eldon K McGuire, qualified in submarines on USS TENCH (SS/AG-S417), Eternal Patrol 12/28/17 Leroy O. Webb, qualified in submarines on USS MORAY (SS-300), Eternal 12/30/17

THERE IS A PORT OF NO RETURN WHERE SHIPS MAY RIDE AT ANCHOR FOR A LITTLE SPACE AND THEN

SOME NIGHT THE CABLE SLIPS LEAVING ONLY AN EDDY AT THE MOORING PLACE

GULLS VEAR NO LONGER, SAILOR REST YOUR OAR

NO TANGLED WRECKAGE WILL BE WASHED ASHORE



CHAPLAIN’S OFFERINGS Jack Gallimore

This past year member’s of the Honor Detail and the Chaplain have provided services for Submarine Veterans when requested . Groton Base Honor Detail members provide Honors Detail for shipmates who have passed to Eternal Patroll. The Chaplain provides invocations, benedictions and prayers at numerous ceremonies held at the WWII Memorial, for VITAS, HOLLAND Club functions, and for many more well known organizations.

During this last few months Honor Detail services were provided for: Thomas M Russell III, Eternal Patrol 8/13/17 Jefferson W Harris, Eternal Patrol 11/6/17 Mickey E Davidson, Eternal Patrol 12/14/17 Call, send a note, or a visit - A phone call or a visit from a shipmate means a lot, even if you Call, send a note, or a visit - A phone call or a visit from a shipmate means a lot, even if you don't know the person. If anyone knows of a shipmate that should be added, I don’t. Please let me know. A reminder, there are many who have recently had or are having scheduled surgery. In most cases they have asked that I don’t put their names on this list. Your thoughts and prayers are requested for each of

Submarine Homecomings Jack Gallimore

Submarine Homecomings are where SUBVETS members welcome home those boats that are returning from extended deployments . This provides an opportunity for SUBVETS to support our Active Duty Shipmates and to promote SUBVETS. The welcoming committee (Red Hats) musters at Garbo Lobster Lot for the Homecoming Honors , where the saluting battery will fire off seven rounds in salute to the retuning units. If you wish to be part of the “Red Hats” please contact Jack Gallimore. The Homecoming “Red Hats” detail recently welcomed home the USS TOLEDO (SSN 761), USS NEW MEXICO


Groton Base’s Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS) Team continues to bring comfort and joy to sick Children, and their families! The Groton Base Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS) Team consisted of Norm & Ella Mae Kuzel, Paul Dillon, Bob Dulin, Charlie Murray, Coyan Bidwell, Lance Carmack and John Riley.

28 Children at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, in Hartford, CT, became Honorary Submariners on December, 6th! The smiles and excitement of the Kids, and their families, is the reward we received as we welcomed them into our Submariner family! Two Active Duty Submariners from the USS Nautilus Museum Command in Groton, CT, joined us for the visit. Submariners, EMN2 Coyan Bidwell and MMN1 Lance Carmack , were big hits with the Kids and their parents! The Kids, and parents who were there, thanked us, and voiced excitement about visiting the Nautilus Museum for their Special Tour, especially after meeting the Active Duty Submariners from the muse-um!

"No one stands so tall as when they stoop to help a child" Abraham Lincoln

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SCHOLARSHIPS Greg Kane Page 9

On 2017 the Scholarship committee awarded USSVI Groton Base Scholarships to 8 outstanding award-ess present to them July 10th, 2017. The awardees were Andrew Coburn Aubrey Coutu Avalon Foret Timothy Glavon Blake McHale Jennifer McHale Jonah Roberts Carter Smith The committee perform an daunting task and I would like to thank the following for their dedication in selecting outstanding awardees: Sandra Louthain Lynn Wynn Jack Gallimore Pat Urello Rob Davis Again great job by the committee members and congratulations to are awardees. The USSVI Groton Base 2018 Scholarship Policy Manual and Application can be located on our website at the following location: http://ussvigroton.org/documents/scholarship/


HOLLAND CLUB Induction Class 2017 Pat Urello

Holland Club Induction Ceremony for the class of 2017 was held June 3rd at Dealey Center on the Sub-marine Base. The ceremony that day was great, our guest speaker Capt Thieme , Commanding Officer Naval Submarine School, was outstanding and as always his speech motivated all in attendance. The Staff and Students of Naval Submarine School was also in attendance, feeling all the seats and making it an experience that the Inductees and all invited will never forget.

FTCS(SS) WARREN B. BRANN CWO2 WILLIAM BRAUER CDR WILLIAM L. BREED CDR LARRY LEE BRIGHT MMCM(SS) JOSEPH DAMM MMCM(SSS) LAWRENCE L. DAVIS STSCS(SS) PETER J. FAZIO LCDR WALTER GRANT QMCS(SS) CHARLES THOMAS HALL QMC(SS) HAROLD HAUGLAND QM2(SS) DEXTER A. HOLADAY (DECEASED) WIFE: MARYANNE TM2(SS) MICHAEL HURLEY YNC(SS) HENRY E. JACKSON MTC(SS) ANTHONY J. JACOBS TMCM(SS) RAYMOND KREUL ICC(SS) MIKE LAME MMCS(SS) P.W. LOUTHAIN

LCDR STANELY W. MATHIS EM2(SS) JOHN STEPHEN MCKENZIE MM1(SS) CHARLES F. MCMULLIN STS2(SS) WAYNE MICHALIS FTG3(SS) JOHN F. MOORE

EN2(SS) STEPHEN R. PETTY FTCM(SS) JOSEPH J. POW MMCM(SS) RICHARD J. PRESSLY STS1(SS) EDWARD SHERMAN MMCM(SS) GARY L. SURRATT IC1(SS) ROBERT VICHKO MS1(SS) EDWARD R. WELCH LCDR GARY C. BEALE QM2(SS) JOHN A. BURLEY RMCS(SS) GARY W. COULTER ICC(SS) WAYNE FERGUSON FTG3(SS) ROBERT C. FREEMAN STSCS(SS) EDWARD Y. JOHNSON EN2(SS) RILEY E. LOGAN MMCS(SS) RICHARD C. MANDERFIELD ETC(SS) ROBERT PADDOCK MT2(SS) ROBERT REED EM2(SS) STEPHEN D. REIFF EM1(SS) KENNETH A. SCHACK EM2(SS) KENNETH SCOTT MT2(SS) THOMAS S. VEILE CAPT JON C. WARN

HOLLAND CLUB Induction Class 2017


HOLLAND CLUB Induction Class 2017


SUBVETS 2017 Year IN REVIEW


SUBVETS 2017 Year IN REVIEW


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