Perch Base
Memorial Day
2025
Perch Base USSVI participated in the Memorial Day Ceremonies at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, including Tolling of the Boats,
on Monday, May 26, 2025.
Governor Joy and Howard Doyle conducted the Tolling of the Boats ceremony.
The following photos are from the both the Memorial Day Ceremony and the Tolling of the Boats.
Click on any thumbnail for a larger picture.
Plaque on the south end of the Mark 18 Torpedo Monument placed by the U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II.
Learn more about each of these Arizonans still on Eternal Patrol:
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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