Still On Patrol - Nashville, Tennessee - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

Text of plaque:

Still On Patrol

U.S. Navy Submarines
Paid Heavily For
Their Success In
World War II.

A Total Of
374 Officers And
3131 Men Are On Board These 52
U.S. Submarines
Still On "Patrol." 

We Shall Never Forget That It Was Our Submarines
That Held The Lines Against The Enemy While Our
Fleets Replaced Losses And Repaired Wounds.
                Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz. U.S.N

I Can Assure You That They Went Down Fighting And
That Their Brothers Who Survived Them Took A
Grim Toll Of Our Savage Enemy To Avenge Their Deaths.
     Vice Admiral C.A. Lockwood, Jr, U.S.N.
     Commander Submarine Forces 1943 - 1946

The plaque is located at War Memorial Plaza.  There are several memorials on the plaza along with fountains.  It is located adjacent to the Tennessee State Capitol. 

Property Permission: Public Location of waymark: War Memorial Plaza Nashville, N Commemoration: Honoring submariners who lost their lives in World War II Date of Dedication: Not listed Access instructions: Not listed Access times: Not listed Website for Waymark: Not listed

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