The Silent Service - Bayshore NY
N 40° 42.641 W 073° 14.491
18T E 648539 N 4508127
This monument to those who served in the U.S. Submarine Service is fittingly located by the water at the Bayshore Marina.
Waymark Code: WM6ME7
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2009
Views: 13
This memorial is a World War II torpedo mounted atop a brick pedestal. There is also a torpedo hatch cover mounted on the back of the pedestal. It was presented in November 2001 by the Long Island Base of the United States Submarine Veterans to honor the members of the submarine service.
There are many dedication plaques on this monument. One reads, "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' and lists the names of the subs that did not return.
Another plaque is the USS Flasher Chapter Memorial of the United States Submarine Veterans of World War II placed to honor those who lost their lives in the service. Other plaques are from the New Zealand Returned Services Association, the Australia Returned Services Association and the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association.
Memorial Text:
*UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS (emblem)*
"THE SILENT SERVICE"
THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED
TO THE MEMORY OF ALL THOSE
WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN THE
UNITED STATES SUBMARINE SERVICE
AND TO THOSE WHO MADE THE
SUPREME SACRIFICE TO PRESERVE
AMERICAN FREEDOM.
THEIR LEGACY WILL LIVE ON
IN FUTURE GENERATIONS
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PRESENTED BY
UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS
LONG ISLAND BASE
11 12 2001
List if there are any visiting hours:
24 hours
Entrance fees (if it applies): none
Type of memorial: Monument
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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