Memorial for the 66 WNY Submariners lost in WWII
The Buffalo Base of the United States Submarine Veterans Inc. (USSVI), John Radens, Treasurer, is raising money to fund a memorial plaque to the 66 Western New York Submariners lost and on Eternal Patrol during WWII. There are no grave stones or markers for these men, their sacrifice gone unseen in the depths of the sea. USS Grenadier Memorial adjacent to the USS Croaker at the Buffalo Naval and Military Park has a plaque to the 52 Submarines lost in WWII. All states sponsor a Boat with the exception of California and New York who sponsor two. Western New York sponsors USS Grenadier. This plaque to the 66 men will bookend the Grenadier Memorial Torpedo. The plaque will contain the names of these Submariners* still on patrol and headed with the WWII Combat Patrol Pin. Families of these sailors will finally have a quiet place to reflect that is free to the public. The funds will be used to make and maintain the plaque, along with the refurbishing the existing plaque to the 52 boats lost. All donations will go to the USS Croaker Restoration Fund to replace borrowed funds.
I am inviting any Family members of these men to contact me at [email redacted] We would find it an honor if these Families could attend Memorial Day at the Buffalo Naval and Military Park for the Tolling of the Boats Ceremony as our guests. Thank you.
*Name From Boat
Baeckler, Donald Niagara Falls USS Swordfish
Balestrieri, Salvatore Buffalo USS Herring
Baranik, George Auburn USS S-26
Beck, William B. Buffalo USS Seawolf
Carnegie, Robert J. Jamestown USS Seawolf
Cesare, Benedict A. Elmira USS Snook
Dallessandro, Vincent L. Buffalo USS Harder
Demler, Arthur M. Rochester USS Amberjack
Donaldson, Fred W. Whitesville USS Greyling
Donovan, Thomas A. Hornell USS Flier
Dytche, John R. Buffalo USS Barbell
Eastman, Alton George H. Cuba USS Amberjack
Eklund, Lester T. Frewsburg USS Capelin
Fox, Donald C. West Falls USS Bonefish
Gaetano, Nicholas G. Niagara Falls USS Pickerel
Galley, Jr. Emery A. Lackawanna USS Swordfish
Gorecki, Adam E. Buffalo USS Escolar
Gunzinger, Joseph H. Angola USS Kete
Hall, Marvin J. Buffalo USS Tullibee
Hearda, Theodore M. Buffalo USS Pickerel
Heinz, Carl P. Buffalo USS Scorpion
Hery, Francis P. Rochester USS Pickerel
Hoffman, Robert E. Rochester USS Golet
Holtyn, Harry S. Buffalo USS Flier
Hutchinson, Robert E. Buffalo USS Scorpion
Janish, Frank M. North Tonawanda USS Scamp
Kelly, Earl. A. Hornell USS Herring
Kelly, Jr. Nelson Geneva USS Albacore
Kirschbaum, Fred J. Auburn USS Pompano
Kishbaugh, Sterling Corning USS Cisco
Laughlin, Floyd G. Buffalo USS Rabalo
LeVan, Charles "Buddy" Buffalo USS R-12
Lewis, Marion A. East Aurora USS Bonefish
Lewis, William T. Pittsford USS Shark
Lindsey, Frank Geneseo USS Tullibee
Lockwood, Thomas G. Jamestown USS Bonefish
Lunken, Isadore I. Niagara Falls USS Snook
Magyar, Albert J. Buffalo USS Wahoo
Markham, Jack P. Hornell USS Bullhead
McKenzie, Sr. Jack M. Toronto USS Barbell
McKenzie, Lloyde C. Toronto USS Triton
McMahon, John M. Rochester USS Grunion
Menear, Lyle K. Buffalo USS Cisco
Morgan, Marold P, "Barney" Rochester USS Trigger
Muoio, Charles J. Rochester USS Tullibee
Nassar, Neal M. Hornell USS Barbell
Nester, Sidney A. Friendship USS Bonefish
Pash, Joseph Niagara Falls USS Lagarto
Politylo, Wasil North Tonawanda USS Seawolf
Proseus, Reginald John Sodus USS Rabalo
Rausch, Raymond J. Buffalo USS Cisco
Roberts, John A. Niagara Falls USS Bullhead
Scheu, Donald S. Buffalo USS Scorpion
Siebert, Howard D. Buffalo USS Tullibee
Singscheimer, Robert K. Hornell USS Dorado
Snyder, Norman W. Wales USS Capelin
Spencer, Don H. Attica USS Greyling
Steigler, Donald G. Rochester USS Lagarto
Swift, John B. Newfane USS Sculpin
Ullstrom, John H. Richmond USS Amberjack
Vedder, Grant A. Fillmore USS Grampus
Weterings, Richard Rochester USS Growler
Wilson, Jr. John E. Canandaigua USS Grunion
Wright, James N. Rochester USS Snook
Zimmerman, Karl West Valley USS Scorpion
Zywicki, Frank W. Elmira USS Cisco
