5th Annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - Wings of Honor Museum, Walnut Ridge
http://wingofhonor.org 800-584-5575

MITCHELL ZIMMER USS SENNET

Shipmates,

Received word from USSVI ( US Submarine Veterans, Inc ) that Mitchell Zimmer TMC(SS) has departed on Eternal Patrol as of 11/25/2014. Mitchell served aboard Sennet during the year 1951

DEAN EUGENE CAMPBELL USS SENNET

Shipmates,

Received this notice today 11/27/2014

 

Dean Eugene Campbell, 87, passed away November 25, 2014 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Dean was born in Illinois and moved to Fort Dodge as a child. He married Dorothy (Walton) in 1949 and enjoyed 65 years of marriage. During WWII, Dean served in the Pacific Theater as a torpedoman on the submarine USS Sennet (SS-408). He was part of the commissioning crew, qualified in 1945, was aboard for all four War Patrols, and was TM3(SS) when released by the Navy in 1946. He retired from Firestone Rubber Co. and enjoyed history, reading, hunting, fishing, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Dean is survived by his wife Dorothy, two sisters Lila Drollinger and Rosemary Hutchinson, daughters Merry (John) Wilson of Urbandale and Deborah (Gary) Bierma of Des Moines, 5 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, all in the Des Moines area. There will be a private family service at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home with burial at Glendale Cemetery. To honor his proud military service, memorial contributions may be given to the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum (7105 NW 70th Ave Johnston IA 50131) in lieu of flowers. Published in Des Moines Register Nov. 27, 2014

 

Dean was a plank owner of Sennet and served aboard 1944-1946 as a TM3(SS).

I

MILITARY BLESSINGS

Thanksgiving blessings great and small

I am happy for them all.

Most of all, I am blessed to live

where our military men and women

 provide us the biggest blessing of all,

the freedom to worship freely with God.

 

Thank you, from us all.

SUBMARINE STORIES

SUBMARINE STORIES OF WORLD WAR II  has been acquired by Skyhorse Publishing Inc., and I am represented by Loiacono Library Agency.

Wanted submarine stories for Submarine Stories of the 20th Century, a book I am writing. My first book was Submarine Stories of World War II.

 

marynida@suddenlink.net

Thank you.

 Mary Nida Smith
162 Stamford Drive
Lakeview, AR 72642

USSVI GROTON BASE

PAO USSVI Groton BASE

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Nov. 20.. Today in submarine history..
1923 - USS S-40 (SS 145) is Commissioned
1924 - USS S-42 (SS 153) is Commissioned
1943 - USS Parche (SS 384) is Commissioned...
1945 - USS Spinax (SS 489) is Launched
1953 - USS Bluefish (SS 222) is decommissioned for the second time.
1953 - USS T-2 (Marlin) (SS ) is Commissioned
1992 - USS James Madison (SSBN 627) is Decommissioned

USS CLAMAGORE

Friends of the Clamagore added 2 new photos.

Friends, we are officially recognized as an organization by the state of Tennessee!!
Our "Official" name is USS Clamagore Preservation and Memorial Association... (UCPMA). But, you can still still call us Friends of the Clamagore!

Our mission is "to save and preserve the USS Clamagore and move her to East Tennessee area for display to the general public establishing the beginning of a military history museum where none currently exists."
We need your help! Please LIKE our page and SHARE it, encourage your friends to do the same. According to Facebook, our Posts, YOUR EFFORTS, have reached almost 8,000 people yet less than 3,000 have LIKED our page. Please take the time and a few extra clicks to show your support for our effort to save this National Treasure.
TOGETHER WE WILL SAVE 343!
https://www.facebook.com/friendsoftheclamagore

FORGOTTEN HEROES OF WORLD WAR II

SUBMARINE WW II MEMORIAL, KINGS BAY, GEORGIA

        Below is a link to SubVets WWII Memorial Kings Bay GA that Bob Hurley sent. Great photos of the WWII Memorial Event in Kings Bay.  The is event is 3 or 4 days,  - something going on all the time.

The Base bends over backwards for all who attend, not just the WWII Vets or us Retarded folks, but also to those who may have only did one hitch.  Meaningful Memorial Service.  Great chow & plenty of it, at the right price -- Chow Hall, Goat Locker, BBQ at the host hotel, or Low Country Boil at the Eagles, and, or yes, their are also restaurants. 

If you have never been to this event, ask a shipmate, he'll tell you that you are missing something; somthing that may not be here by the time we cross the bar and begin our final patrol.

 

       

Photos taken of many of the events held last week at the Annual SUBVET WWII Memorial in Kings Bay, Georgia:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/121488186@N06/sets/72157648767736668

 

THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY

 I am reading about the Battle of Midway in the book SILENT VICTORY -The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan by Clay Blair, Jr. Volume I. I wish I could find volume 2. I will be visiting with a submarine veteran of WWII who was involved in that battle. I am very excited hoping he will allow his story in my new book I am writing, SUBMARINE STORIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

THANKS

http://youtu.be/QA1GF9dlXJw

 

 

A sincere thanks for your service to our country.

SUBMARINE VETERANS

Check my Facebook cover picture to see some good looking retired submarine veterans - Twin Lakes Submarine Base.

WANTED SUBMARINE STORIES

Wanted submarine stories for Submarine Stories of the 20th Century, a book I am writing. My first book was Submarine Stories of World War II.

My blog, http://submarinestories.blogspot.com

 

marynida@suddenlink.net

 

Mary Nida Smith
162 Stamford Drive
Lakeview, AR 72642

FORGOTTEN HEROES OF WW II

Jeanie Loiacono

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Thomas E. Simmons’ Forgotten Heroes of WWII is now available and he is booking up fast!
Nov. 6th – a booth at the annual Veterans Day Festival and Parade, Biloxi
Nov. 16th -talk and book signing a Lyn Meadows Discovery Center 246 Dolan Ave, Gulfport, MS 39507 http://www.lmdc.org/
...

Nov 22nd @ 2pm– book launch/signing at Barnes and Nobel, B&N 15246 Crossroads Parkway, Gulfport, MS 39503 Three of the contributing veterans for the book will also sign their chapters. What an honor to meet them in person! (I will be there. )
Nov. 30th @ 2pm–talk and book signing at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in our Mississippi Sound Welcome Center, 386 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, MS 39530 http://georgeohr.org/
In addition The Sun Herald will be featuring a review, WLOX TV (ABC) will be doing an interview and a speaking engagement/book signings at the National WW II Museum in New Orleans, in Jackson and Oxford Mississippi are in the works.
This is book that should be read by every person on the planet that can read! It will inspire you to be a better human being, loyal to the cause of freedom for all people. Freedom is not free. www.thomasesimmons.net
Published by Taylor Trade Publishing www.rowman.com/TaylorTrade
Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency www.loiaconoliteraryagency.com

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USS Silversides Submarine Museum

They said “We Didn’t Do Anything!” We think differently. The US Army Nurse Corp in WWII exhibit opens at the USS Silversides Submarine Museum November 17, 2014 at 6:00pm and will run through February 22, 2015.

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USS Sennet SS-408 Eternal Patrol

Shipmates,
It is with great sadness to report that Al Murphy has departed on Eternal Patrol.

 

Alfred J. Murphy died November 4, 2014. He was born February 23, 1936 in Chambers County, Alabama to the late Arthur and Lilly Murphy. He was married to his third grade sweetheart, Shirley for 57 years. After high school, he joined the Navy and earned his Dolphins. He served in the Submarine Service until retirement. In his retirement years, he was an advocate for disabled, retired, and wounded veterans and their families. He also belonged to many local civic groups. Mr. Murphy is preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Murphy; his father and mother; brothers, Olyois, Winfred, and Renee Murphy; and sister, Ailene Smith. Mr. Murphy is survived by his daughter, Maureen Murphy Sparks (Jack) of Gardendale, AL; grandson, Andrew Sparks (Callie Ann) of Auburn, AL; brother, Herbert Murphy of Houston, TX; and two Angel Caregivers, Connie Yelder and Matthew Ford. Graveside service will be held on Friday, November 7, 2014 at 12:00pm at Jefferson Memorial Gardens East, with Rev. Elvin L. Ford officiating. A Visitation will be held from 11:00am until 12:00pm at Jefferson Memorial Trussville. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Vietnam Veterans Chapter 416, PO Box 1212 Gardendale, AL 35071. Jefferson Memorial Trussville is directing. Published in The Birmingham News from Nov. 5 to Nov. 7, 2014

 

Al served aboard Sennet as a CS3(SS) during the years 1960-1961. As it states above, Al was instrumental helping many of us with VA issues. Al also was a big help to me in coordinating our past reunions until his health went south.

Al, we’ll miss you Shipmate ! May the good Lord hold you close and comfort your family.

Subvettes and Dolphinette

I, Mary Nida Smith is a lifetime member of the Subvettes - Ladies of the U.S. Subvets and former member of the U.S. Submarine Veteran of World War II Dolphinette (Ladies- joined in 1985).

SUBMARINE STORIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY - WANTED

STORIES WANTED FOR THE BOOK - SUBMARINE STORIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY

Mary Nida Smith’s nonfiction, Submarine Veterans of World War II has been acquired by Skyhorse Publishing! Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency www.loiaconoliteraryagency.com 
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor New York, NY www.skyhorsepublishing.com

Her husband, Melvin T, Smith, was one of these honorable men. He is a lifetime member of the U.S. Submarine Veterans Inc., (Holland Club), former Vice Commander of the Twin Lakes USSVI Base, Mountain Home, Arkansas, former member of the Idaho Spuds-U.S Submarine Veterans of WWII and the Northwest Regions/Idaho/Montana/Oregon/Washington.

Melvin T. Smith Mary Nida Smith

Submarine Veterans of World War II is about teenage boys who left farms, small towns, and inner cities to defend the United States and democracy worldwide. Signing up for United States Navy submarine duty was an adventure of a lifetime during the early 40s. Dreams of sailing the seas; torpedoing Japanese and German ships and subs consumed the thoughts of these young men. As gallant heroes they returned home older and wiser.

Contributed by nine men who rode submarines to great depths across the oceans into unknown territory, they share their experiences, fears and thoughts; allowing us to travel back in time through their memories. Some stories will never be told. Held deep within the secret confines of their souls, these deep sea veterans block it out for self-preservation. Yet, there are others who will never escape their own minds, reliving it over and over with eyes open or shut.

 

It was difficult finding veterans of that era who were able and willing to release their stories. Many have departed this earth, and those who are still with us now find themselves in their late 80s and 90s. Trained for years to keep silent, for "loose lips sink ships," some still believe what they know to be classified and refuse to disclose even the minutest of recollections. Others want to leave a legacy of reminiscences for others to learn and live by—to know that freedom is not free.

Submarine Stories of World War II was written to honor the men who served and are serving today on submarines.

Smith, an author, freelance writer, poet and photographer has lived in several states, submitting and publishing in local magazines and newspapers. Magazines: The Ozarks Mountaineer, Ozarks, Arkansas Living, Good Old Days, Polaris (WWII), Grit, Northwest Living (Field Editor), Storyteller (photograph cover), Salute, Journal of the Ozarks. Newspapers: Magic Valley Farm Lines (South Idaho Press-Clark newspapers), Port Orchard Independent (Washington- weekly column), Ozark Mountain News (Mountain Home, AR), and Oregon Journal (Portland - book reviews). Newsletters: U.S. Submarine Veterans of WWII (Arkansas Diamond Chapter), Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI- Australia), SCBWI-Missouri, SCBWI-Arkansas, Ozarks Writers League (OWL), and Missouri Writers Guild. Contributed to the anthologies: Echoes of the Ozarks and Women in Nature.

Submarine Stories of World War II (First Edition) was originally published by Red Engine Press, 2008. It was displayed for several months in the Ralph Foster Museum (College of the Ozarks), and placed three military museums: St. Marys’ Submarine Museum, St. Mary’s, Georgia, Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Madison, Wisconsin, USS Razorback and Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas, and cataloged in the Donald W. Reynolds Library Baxter County, Arkansas.     When she created her blog Submarine Stories and Military Writers (2007 –present) http://submarinestories.blogspot.com she link with The Sub Report at http://thesubreport.blogspot.com where she is featured on Eric S. Ryle's Submarine Blog Roll.

marynida@suddenlink.net

Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency www.loiaconoliteraryagency.com 
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor New York, NY www.skyhorsepublishing.com