On Eternal Patrol - Earl Franklin Varner

On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of the U.S. Navy

Earl Franklin Varner

Earl Franklin Varner and wife

Rank/Rate Chief Machinist's Mate

Service Number 341 05 86

Birth Date October 8, 1900

From Los Angeles, California

Decorations

Submarine USS O-9 (SS-70)

Loss Date June 20, 1941

Location Approximately 15 miles off Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Circumstances Foundered

Remarks Earl was born in Deepwater, Missouri. Some sources list his middle initial as "V."

Photo above courtesy of Mary Mihovich. Photo below and information courtesy of Don Varner, nephew. Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

Earl Franklin Varner marker

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