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This is a list of sources consulted in compiling the material used in this website, and acknowledgements to our dedicated researchers:
 
  • Family and friends of men lost on submarines

  • Former shipmates and other submarine veterans

  • National Archives

  • American Battle Monuments Commission

  • National World War II Memorial Registry

  • Register of Alumni, United States Naval Academy

  • U. S. Naval Academy Lucky Bag

  • On Eternal Patrol, USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park

  • Museum Archives, USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park

  • Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

  • United States Ship Thresher (SSN 593) In Memoriam

  • United States Ship Scorpion (SSN-589) In Memoriam

  • U.S. Sub Vets of World War II

  • United States Submarine Veterans, Inc.

  • U.S. Submarine Losses of World War II

  • Black Submariners in the United States Navy, 1940-1975, by Glenn A. Knoblock

  • SUBNET (website decommissioned)

  • Jim Christley, submariner, author, and artist.  His work has been a continued inspiration for this site and many others.  Jim's submarine-related website is Oldsubs Place, and his artwork can be seen at http://jim-christley.fineartamerica.com/ .

  • Bob Moore, who was Chairman of the Wall of Honor Executive Committee. Bob passed away in 2005.

  • Paul W. Wittmer, long-time colleague and WWII submarine veteran who has published a two-volume set called United States Submarine Men Lost During World War II (also available on CD). Paul is currently during research at the National Archives' National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis.  Please see Paul's website at www.subvetpaul.com/

In addition, a number of people have been of great assistance in helping to contact the relatives of lost submariners and former crew members of lost submarines.  A special thanks goes out to Nancy Kenney and Karen Duvalle for their Lagarto research, to Bruce Abele, Vickie Rodgers, Rhonda Raye, and Mary Bentz for their work on obtaining Grunion material, Douglas E. Campbell for Dorado material, and Jim Converse for Barbel, Albacore, and Shark (SS-174) photos and information.

An extra special thanks goes out to Sharon (Scriven) Iwanick for her extensive genealogical research for Wahoo, Tang, Robalo, and Flier families.  Current research on Flier and Tang families is also being conducted by Mary Bentz, Vickie Rodgers, Mary Mihovich, and Norm Rutan.

Thanks also to Everett Perry for much needed information on the men of the submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9), Michael Mohl at NavSource.com, and Steve Moore for his work on submariner POWs.


The majority of the material found on this website was either donated to us by family or shipmates of the lost submariners, gathered from the National Archives, or was found in the public domain. Copyrighted material remains the property of its owner.  Should anything that appears in this website violate a copyright, we will remove it immediately after notification by the proper owner.

Comments should be directed to the creator and manager of this website:

Charles R. Hinman

Email info@OnEternalPatrol.com

 

 

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