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The first line of the USSVI CREED is "To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives
in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country."
Perch Base USSVI participated in the Memorial Day Ceremonies at the National Cemetery of Arizona, including Tolling of the Boats,
on Monday, May 27, 2024.
The Tolling of the Boats ceremony is conducted at the Mark 18 Torpedo Monument placed by the WWII Submarine Veterans in the Purple Heart Circle.
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The Mark 18 Torpedo Monument placed by the WWII Submarine Veterans.
On the south end of the Mark 18 Torpedo Monument is a plaque of the Arizona submariners that were lost during WWII.
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The plaque on the south end of the Mark 18 Torpedo Monument placed by the WWII Submarine Veterans perpetuates the memory of the Arizona submariners lost during WWII.
Follow the links, below, for a biography of each of these Arizona submariners lost during WWII:
Abad, Basil M. S2 Miami
Arney, Buford S2 Florence
Bailey, John B. TM3 Bisbee
Collom, Perry A. TM2 Somerton
Fausset, Eugene R. M3 Peoria
Gonzales, Ermino SC3 Winslow
Gregg, Ira N. CEM Phoenix
McGahan, James E. QM3 Phoenix
McGrath, Thomas P. Lt. Tucson
Orth, Louis R. SC1 Douglas
Porter, James T. MM1 Ltchfld Pk.
Rodrigues, Frank W. S1 Morenci
Rogers, Mervin M. S1 Central
Skjonsby, Verne Lt. Cmdr. Phoenix
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