VFW Memorial - U.S. Navy - Bristow, OK - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

Bristow VFW Post 3656 maintains a large memorial park where you will find displays of various military equipment, and specific memorials. This memorial honors U.S. Naval personnel who gave their lives for their country.

The memorial displays the hatch cover from the USS Batfish, which is currently open for the public in Muskogee. Muskogee War Memorial Park
USS Batfish

The marble monument reads:

This hatch cover from the WWII submarine
USS Batfish SS 310 is dedicated to the
men of the U.S. Navy who have given their
lives in defense of their country.
VFW Post 3656

The USS Batfish was constructed in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine and launched May 5, 1943. She was awarded six battle medals for her WWII service and was decommissioned April 16, 1946 to become a training vessel. She was recommissioned March 7, 1952 and served in training operations in the Caribbean and East Coast and was assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet for training and research. She was removed from the Naval Registry November 1, 1969 after 26 years of service.

Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial In Honor Of: Men of the U.S. Navy Marker Text: See narrative Who Put it Here?: VFW Post 3656 Bristow, OK Description of Memorial: See narrative Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed Date of dedication: Not listed

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Date Logged Log   04/30/2022 The Snowdog visited it