On Eternal Patrol - USS Squalus (SS-192) (original) (raw)
The following men were lost while serving on USS Squalus (SS-192) when she sank off the New England coast. All the men who who survived the sinking were rescued. The submarine was later raised, renamed Sailfish, and returned to service. One cremember, Ernest Armando Zambon, died on April 8, 1941, in a separate incident. The boat had been renamed USS Sailfish by that time.
Click on a man's name to go to his personal memorial page on this site. Photographs and personal information are needed as indicated in the column at right.
| | Name | Photo | | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------ | | 1 | James Andrew Aitken | Yes | | 2 | John James Batick | Yes | | 3 | Joshua Casey | Needed | | 4 | John Allan Chesnutt | Yes | | 5 | Robert Lyle Coffey | Yes | | 6 | Elvin Leon Deal | Yes | | 7 | Lionel Hugh Fletcher | Yes | | 8 | Kenneth Ross Garrison | Yes | | 9 | Robert Franklin Gibbs | Yes | | 10 | John Plesent Hathaway | Yes | | 11 | Eugene Arthur Hoffman | Yes | | 12 | Alexander Biggs Keegan | Yes | | 13 | John Joseph Marino | Yes | | 14 | Huie King McAfee | Yes | | 15 | Joseph Hester Patterson | Yes | | 16 | Alfred Charles Priester | Yes | | 17 | Frank Henry Schulte | Yes | | 18 | Bascom Slemp Scyphers | Yes | | 19 | Sherman Luther Shirley | Yes | | 20 | Don Smith* | Yes | | 21 | Jack John Strong | Needed | | 22 | John Laurise Thomala | Yes | | 23 | Robert Preson Thompson | Yes | | 24 | Marion Lawrence Ward | Yes | | 25 | Robert Ross Weld | Yes | | 26 | Charles Myron Woods* | Yes |
*Civilian
The following USS Squalus crew members survived the sinking.
| 1 | Roland Blanchard |
|---|---|
| 2 | Jutson T. Bland |
| 3 | Arthur L. Booth |
| 4 | William D. Boulton |
| 5 | Allen C. Bryson |
| 6 | Roy H. Campbell |
| 7 | Gavin J. Coyne |
| 8 | Eugene D. Cravens |
| 9 | William T. Doyle, Jr. |
| 10 | Feliciano Elvina |
| 11 | William J. Fitzpatrick |
| 12 | Lawrence J. Gainor |
| 13 | Basilio Galvan |
| 14 | William Isaacs |
| 15 | Theodore Jacobs |
| 16 | Charles S. Kuney |
| 17 | Lloyd Bronzia Maness |
| 18 | Gerald C. McLees |
| 19 | Leonard de Medeiros |
| 20 | Francis Murphy, Jr. |
| 21 | Oliver Francis Naquin (Commanding Officer) |
| 22 | John C. Nichols |
| 23 | Raymond F. O'Hara |
| 24 | Donato Persico |
| 25 | Carol N. Pierce |
| 26 | Carlton B. Powell |
| 27 | Charles Allane Powell |
| 28 | Harold C. Preble (civilian) |
| 29 | Alfred G. Prien |
| 30 | Robert Neal Robertson |
| 31 | Warren W. Smith, Jr. |
| 32 | Robert L. Washburn* |
| 33 | Charles Yuhas |
*This man is not to be confused with the Robert L. Washburn lost with USS Runner.
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