Our Creed. Navy Submarine Base Under the Nevada Desert...

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1 Navy Submarine Base Under the Nevada Desert...? Page. 11 Our Creed To perpetuate the memory of our Shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country; That their dedication, deeds and supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation toward greater accomplishments. Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America and its Constitution.

2 2 Base Commander Stephen Salzman Vice Commander Dale Poe Secretary Mike Augenstein Treasurer Dave Aunkst COB Paul Young Recruiting Dennis Wiley Chaplain Paul Allen Newsletter/Web/POC Norm Peterson Ad Hoc Leif Larsen Rick Johns Assistant COB Dave Chute Assistant Chaplain Marcedes Parsons K4K Chairman Bill Conklin Past Base Commander Dennis Wiley April has been a busy month. Taxes are the first order of business, then yard cleanup from the ravages of winter are always on my to-do list at this time. Also this month I was asked by Nevada Department of Veterans Services Director Cat Miller to attend the Veterans Services Commission quarterly meeting held in Reno on the 19th. I did not realize that I would be on the agenda. I briefed the Commission on the history of the U.S.S Corvina SS226 and how it came to be associated with the State of Nevada. I also had an opportunity to put in a plug for USSVI and Corvina Base. Director Miller then updated the commission on the status of what NDVS is calling the Corvina Project. There were discussions about many Veterans related issues. Noteworthy items were the status of the Northern Nevada State Veterans Home currently under construction in Reno. The construction is ahead of schedule and ribbon cutting is planned for late November or early December Occupancy could begin as soon as January or February, pending the licensure and certification process. NDVS already has 55 Veterans on the list for consideration for placement in the home. The good news continued with the announcement that the Federal share of the funding for the home was approved by the VA. If you recall, the State Assembly approved interim funding of the Federal component of the cost to jumpstart the project. Those funds can now be paid back to the State. NDVS, the VA and other veterans groups are working on a proposal to build a State Veterans Cemetery in Elko and are currently in negotiations with the City and State and Federal land managers for a suitable location. There is a genuine need as Fernley is the closest Veterans Cemetery and that is a 4-plus hour drive from Elko and at the current rate of interments, the Fernley and Las Vegas cemeteries have about 5 years of space remaining. There are ne- Table of Contents Commander s Log Secretary s Minutes Corn from the COB Treasure s Report Chaplain s Message Corvina crew Bio Cover story Shipmates on Eternal Patrol Lost Boats in May Booster Club Denotes a Holland Club Member pg.2 pg.4 pg.4 pg5 pg.6 pg.8 pg.11 pg.13 pg.13 pg.13

3 3 gotiations underway to increase the footprint of those cemeteries as well. There was one other item of interest. The NDVS has funding available for re-interments of Veterans who are not currently buried in a Nevada State Veterans Cemetery. Families can petition NDVS for funding to move the remains of their Veteran who is buried in any private cemetery in Nevada to a State Veterans Cemetery. Funds are allocated on a case-by-case basis, up to $5,000. On the 25 th, I participated in a walk-through for the placement of the Corvina model at the State Library and Archive in Carson City. State Officials from the Governor s Office, Department of Museums and Culture, and the Department of Administration viewed the probable location inside the lobby of the State Library and I was asked to participate. We looked at the latest rendering of the plan for the display base and features. The Museum staff wants to begin construction soon and asked about the status of funding. I was pleased to report that our grant request was approved by the NDVS and Corvina Base had received the funds last week. Also present was an historian hired by the Museum to do the research on the U.S.S Corvina and crew. We discussed display materials and our artifacts that will possibly be in the exhibit. We will need to gather up all of what we have for the historian to look at and determine what is most appropriate to tell the story. August 6, 2018 is the target date for the unveiling ceremony of the Corvina model display. It is the 75 th Anniversary of the commissioning of the U.S.S Corvina SS226. I hope all of you are planning to attend. Steve Northern NV Veterans Home Construction Aerial Update The new Northern Nevada Veteran s Home is under construction in Reno Nevada. This new home will help to support the 80,000 veterans residing in Northern Nevada. Here is an Arial picture

4 4 April Base Minutes. There were 25 members and guests present. The meeting was called to order at 1400 by Base Commander Steve Salzman. After an Invocation, The Pledge of Allegiance, reading of the USSVI Creed, Tolling of the Bell for Boats lost, and a moment of silent prayer for all departed. Membership Introductions were conducted for our guest speaker. CO Steve reported he received an that Corvina Base Member Leonard Stefanelli passed away. Information about services is pending. During introductions, Terry Brown Shared a touching letter she received from C.O. USS Texas SSN-775, reporting on Don Brown's burial at sea. Treasurer Dave, gave his report. Assistant COB Dave Reported attending the Veterans symposium. Newsletter/Web/POC Norm, gave his report. The Memorial service for the USS Thresher will be streamed live from the The USSVI Thresher base website, Norm will provide more information when available. Recruiter Dennis gave his report Kaps-4-Kids, Steve reported for Bill. There was a visit to St. Mary's, to a Brother and sister. Great visit. Ad/Hoc Rick, reports our application to the Aviation Round up on October is submitted. Parade chairman reports the first parade will be July 4th, in Virginia City. CO Steve Presented a Letter of appreciation to Nancy Akerson. Our Guest speaker was Cathy Yates, Northern Nevada Outreach Coordinator, for the Nevada State department of Veteran Services, gave a presentation on their services such as assisting with claims, Legal assistance, operating the Veterans cemeteries, and the veterans home. She reports they are a State agency that reports to the Governor, and coordinates with the VA. Unfinished business: Corvina model: our grant for the model display has been ap- (Cont. next page)

5 5 proved and a check received as of this writing. The reveal is scheduled for August 6th, at the State Library in Carson City. Western Region Roundup is April at Sam's Town Casino in Las Vegas.2 New business: USSVI has designated the St. Mary's submarine Museum as the archive collection point for submarine related information. There is a Board working to place a memorial to the USS Thresher at the Arlington National Cemetery. At next months meeting, Norm will have a presentation commemorating the USS Thresher. The monthly 50/50 Raffle was held. We tried a new format where winners could pick from the prizes. The 50/50 was $78.00 After all subjects had been discussed, and a Benediction, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully Submitted, Mike Augy Augenstein Base Secretary MY LAST TRIP TO COSTCO Yesterday I was at my local COSTCO buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet, Jake, the Wonder Dog and was in the check-out line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did she think I had an elephant? So because I'm retired and have little to do, on impulse I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, I was starting the Purina Diet again. I added that I probably shouldn't, because I ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms. I told her that it was essentially a Perfect Diet and that the way that it works is, to load your pants pockets with Purina Nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so it works well and I was going to try it again. (I have to mention here that practically everyone in line was now enthralled with my story.) Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care, because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no, I stepped off a curb to sniff a poodle's ass and a car hit me. I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack he was Laughing so hard. Costco won't let me shop there anymore. Better watch what you ask retired people. 1. All account balances are available at the Base meetings. 2. Deposits for April: Base Meeting Raffle Proceeds BH Fund $ Booster Club (K4K) Checks issued in April: Norm Peterson/Reimburse Newsletter Postage $ Norm Peterson/Base Website fee (3 yrs) Kaps 4 Kids Account Donation Transfer Veterans Guest House In memory of Lenny Stefanelli DK Details: 1. In case you didn t know, we passed an important date on Wednesday, April 11 th, it was the 118 th anniversary of the Submarine Force. It was on that date the U.S. Navy accepted the USS Holland (SS 1). The rest is history. Coming up on Saturday, May 19 th, is Armed Forces Day, be sure to fly the Colors if you have them. 2. Also, on May 19 th, Armed Forces Day, our departed shipmate QM1(SS) Leonard Stefanelli, will be remembered by a special proclamation at the Veterans Guest House in

6 6 Eternal Patrol Leonard Dominic Stefanelli ( ): Lenny lived and worked in the San Francisco area after he was discharged from his 3 rd submarine he served on in the US Navy in If I remember correctly, (if?), Lenny became a dual member of the Corvina Base a few years ago when he was advocating to get the USS Pampanito (SS-383) into drydock and repaired because it was deteriorating rapidly and the people in charge at San Francisco Maritime Park Assoc. did not want to spend the money to repair it. Lenny was recruiting help from USSVI Base s to put pressure on keeping the Pampanito going as a museum which must have worked out okay because it is still open to the public. I saw on the internet where the Park is asking for donations for a $2 million-dollar repair. Over the years Lenny would regularly send San Francisco made salamis to use as raffle prizes and many of the Corvina Base members won and ate those salamis. Lenny served on the USS Perch (SS-APSS- 313), USS Queenfish (SS-393), and the USS Catfish (SS-339) in the years and left as a QM1(SS). Attached is an Obituary from the San Francisco Chronicle and a condolence note from our National USSVI Chaplain Bill Dixon. Thank you, Lenny, for your service to the people of the United States of America. (Cont. next page)

7 7 Lenny s Book - Mother s Day Scripture: From the Ten Commandments Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and mother; that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth the. Boy Creates A Flag For A Class Assignment. But No One Expected THIS!! The men and women who serve America in the Military deserve our full respect and support. They risk their lives around the world to keep us safe. Soldiers are why America is free. And when we have the chance to take care of veterans, we MUST always do so. Jacob, a young man from Indiana, designed an American flag for a school art project. There are 4,466 army soldiers on the flag, painted red, white, and blue. It took more than 52 hours!

8 8 Harold Nathaniel Britt Harold was born on June 19, 1923, in Tennyson, Indiana. By the time he enlisted his family was in El Dorado, Arkansas. His mother, Roxie Britt, was, twice, widowed and worked at her own business as a washer woman. Harold enlisted on June 19, 1941 and after completing Training at Naval Training Station, San Diego, he was sent to San Pedro to be transported to Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Tippecanoe, AO21. The trip went from August 28 and ending September 7, 1941, when he reported aboard USS Boise, CL47 as an A.S. V-6. That meant that he was a Navy Reservist on Active duty. On October 19, 1941, just two months after reporting Harold was advanced to Seaman Second Class. In November, the USS Boise left Pearl Harbor for escort duty taking a convoy to Manila in the Philippines. They arrived in Manila on December 4, 1941, four days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the beginning of the war. On December 8 th, Boise was off Cebu in the Philippines and because of her location was ordered to join Task Force 5, which was operating out of Java. They were set to participate in the most dangerous and unsuccessful campaign of WW2, the East Indian Campaign, however, on January 21 st she ran aground on an uncharted shoal in the Sape Strait. She was damaged enough that she had to return to the United States for repairs. Boise returned to service in June of 1942, escorting a convoy from the United States to New Zealand. October 1, 1942, advanced to Seaman First Class. Boise returned to Pearl Harbor where she was ordered to carry out a raid on the Japanese Sampan Picket line off Honshu, east of Tokyo. She was to create as much trouble and destruction as she could and generate radio traffic that would make the Japanese think that she was a task force. This was to draw Japanese attention away from Guadalcanal and it did buy the landing force a couple of days before the reinforcements were sent. She completed the raid on the 8 th of August and then went to support the second wave of Marines landing at Guadalcanal. She then was part of the Battle of Cape Esperance just west of Guadalcanal, where she took two hits from a Japanese Heavy Cruiser, one of which exploded in the 6 magazine, rendering gun mounts 1, 2 and 3 out of action. While Harold was still aboard the Boise underwent repairs in the Philadelphia Navy Yard from November 1942 to March They then transited to the Mediterranean where they were fire and support for the Amphibious Battle of Gela and the invasion of Sicily, and then at Taranto and Salerno, which is where they were when Harold was transferred. On September 14, 1943, Harold reported aboard USS Yorktown, CV-10, in San Francisco, for transfer to COM- SUBFORPAC for assignment. They arrived in Pearl Harbor on September 19. At the time of transfer, Harold was a Fireman Second Class. October 16, 1943, after a month assigned to the USS Cero, Flagship of SubDiv-181, Harold reported aboard the USS Corvina. ================================================================== Russell Alexander Brooks There isn t much in the public record regarding Russell. He was born on April 19, 1914 to Alexander and Fannie Brooks, the youngest of four children. By the time of the 1920 census he was living with his family in Cleveland, Ohio, which was still his residence when he enlisted in the Navy on May 14, He was a Stewards Mate First Class when he reported aboard his only sea command, the USS Corvina on August 6, His records indicated that he was a V-6, which indicates Navy Reserve, which could be why he was a First Class with only six months of active service.

9 9 Marvin Joseph Busby Marvin Joseph Busby was born on January 1, 1922 to Gregory and Mary Busby in River Falls, Wisconsin. He spent his entire young life in his home town until he was 18 years old. Six months after turning 18, he went to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and enlisted in the Navy, August 7, After completing boot camp and training, he reported to Receiving Station, Philadelphia, on February 3, 1941, to await assignment. That assignment came on April 28 th, when he reported aboard the O-8 (SS-69) on her recommissioning day as an A.S. SS-69 was put back in service to act as a training submarine commanded by LCDR John McCain II, the father of Senator John McCain, and was stationed at New London. On May 1, 1941, while still on the O-8, Marvin was advanced to Seaman 2 nd Class. Then after ten months on the O-8, Marvin was transferred to his first combat command, the USS Greenling SS-213, which had just been commissioned on January 21, On March 7, 1942, they left New London for the Pacific, arriving in Pearl Harbor on April 3 rd. The Greenlings first war patrol began when she left Pearl Harbor on April 20 th. Greenling attached the Seia Maru four times off Eniwetok, but her torpedoes failed all four times. Her first kill was on May 4 th when she attacked the Kinjosan Maru amidships and broke her in two. While still on patrol on June 1 st, Marvin changed rate to QM3 from Seaman 1c. Greenling arrived back in Pearl fifteen days later, ending her first war patrol. The Greenling s Second war patrol began July 10, It was quite eventful beginning with damaging several ships at Truk she sank the Brazil Maru and the Palau Maru within the same 24hour period. They took periscope photos of Truk and on her way back to Midway, she destroyed a Japanese trawler. She arrived at Midway September 1 st. On September 21 st, Marvin was transferred to the USS Gato, the flagship for CSD81, for further transfer to the submarine tender, USS Fulton (AS-11), that same day, when they were both at Midway. Marvin went with the Fulton to Brisbane, Australia where she set up a forward naval base and tended the submarines there. He made QM2 on the Fulton, January 1, 1943 and was transferred to the USS Phoenix (CL-46) for transport to New London for new construction. He arrived at Sub- Base New London, on May 12, 1943 and was officially reported aboard the USS Corvina at its commissioning. Marvin had an older brother, Robert, who had joined the Army National Guard in 1937 as an artilleryman. He was discharged and re-enlisted in the US Army in January 1942 as a Second Lieutenant and assigned to Fighter Squadron 46, a training squadron, to learn to fly P-51 Mustangs. He was killed during training September 19, 1943, two months before Marvin s death. Because the USS Corvina was listed as Missing In Action until January 9, 1946, Marvin s family was not notified of the confirmation of his death until then. That year, in the yearbook of River Falls High School, the following dedication appeared above the names of both Busby brothers and twelve others: We, the class of 1946, humbly dedicate this Kinnick to those men of our school who gave their lives in this past war. It is our goal in life to work, in our own small way, for the betterment of the world, so that the supreme sacrifice of these men will not have been in vain. ================================================================ William Robert Busch William Robert Busch was born on April 22, 1920 to William F. and Edwina Busch, in Redwing, Minnesota. Both of his parents were from Germany and he was a first generation American Citizen. William enlisted in the US Navy on July 25, 1939 through Minneapolis, Minnesota. After Boot Camp and Training, he was transferred, via the USS Vega AK-17 and Navy Yard Mare Island to the USS Brooklyn, CL-40. The Brooklyn did normal training and patrol operations while with the Pacific Fleet until May of 1941, when she transferred back to the Atlantic Squadron. She did convoy duty between the US and Iceland and the United Kingdom and then when the war started did patrols in the Caribbean Sea until April

10 when she went back to convoy duty. On July 1 st, William changed rate to FC3 while at sea. In October, the Brooklyn sailed for North Africa where she bombarded shore installations for Operation Torch. She was damaged but still participated in the Battle of Casablanca before returning to the east coast for repairs. On November 30, 1942, transferred from Brooklyn to Submarine Training School, Sub Base, New London. He remained at New London until received aboard USS Corvina August 6, ================================================================= William Murray Chewning William was born on October 22, 1919 in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Although he spent most of his young life in Marblehead and eventually married a young lady from there, he attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandria, VA., a private institution. In July of 1938 William entered the United States Naval Academy, where for four years he specialized in Football and Boxing. After graduating, he reported to the 1 st Naval District and then on January 4, 1942, he reported aboard the USS Sampson (DD-394) which left immediately for the Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone. When they arrived, they assisted in the search for the S-26 (SS-131) which had sunk with 46 men aboard after being rammed by the Submarine Chaser, Sturdy. USS Sampson continued to patrol out of Balboa along the east coast of the South America. On October 1, 1942, William was advanced to Lt(jg) and was then transferred to Submarine School on February 27, At some point between reporting to Submarine School and Reporting to the USS Corvina, William married a girl from his home town, Betsy S. Johnson. They had only a short time together before William departed on Corvina s first war patrol. ================================================================== The U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides), as a combat vessel, carried 48,600 gallons of fresh water for her crew of 475 officers and men. This was sufficient to last six months of sustained operations at sea. She carried no evaporators (I.e. Fresh water distillers). However, let it be noted that according to her ship's log, "On July 27, 1798, the U.S.S.Constitution sailed from Boston with a full complement of 475 officers and men, 48,600 gallons of fresh water, 7,400 cannon shot, 11,600 pounds of black powder and 79,400 gallons of rum. " Her mission: "To destroy and harass English shipping." Making Jamaica on 6 October, she took on 826 pounds of flour and 68,300 gallons of rum. On 18 November, she set sail for England.. In the ensuing days she defeated five British men-of-war and captured and scuttled 12 English merchant ships, salvaging only the rum aboard each. By 26 January, her powder and shot were exhausted. Nevertheless, although unarmed she made a night raid up the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Her landing party captured a whisky distillery and transferred 40,000 gallons of single malt Scotch aboard by dawn. Then she headed home. The U.S.S. Constitution arrived in Boston on 20 February 1799, with no cannon shot, no food, no powder, no rum,no wine, no whisky, and 38,600 gallons of water. GO NAVY! Makes a good story but not true.

11 11 Navy Submarine Base Under the Nevada Desert? By John Lear and Ken Pfeiffer Over the past 20 years I have heard stories of a huge U.S. Navy submarine base under the desert in Hawthorne Nevada. During that time I have driven from Las Vegas to Reno many times and was always intrigued at the guard gate and sign just before entering the town of Hawthorne. (Hawthorne is about 5 hours drive from Las Vegas and about two and a half hours drive from Reno.) It used to read Naval Undersea Warfare Training Center. Today it reads Naval Undersea Warfare Center. They must have made the change in the past year or so. Maybe longer. Hawthorne Nevada is a U.S. Army Depot where ammunition is made, tested and stored. Endless rows of ammunition bunkers dot both sides of the road. Just to the north of Hawthorne is Walker Lake. The East Walker river drains into it and over the past 20 years has become shallower and shallower. The lake is about 18 miles long and about 8 miles wide the longer axis running north and south. It can t be very deep. I am not good at judging lake depths, maybe 100 feet? 150 feet? Certainly wouldn t seem deep enough for a Ohio, Virginia, Seawolf, Los Angeles. Maybe that little nuclear powered Fast Attack Sub. But I know nothing about submarines. And the lake itself certainly wouldn t be big enough or deep enough to train for Undersea Warfare. Or so it would seem. There are stories that California and Nevada sit on a shelf underneath which lies an eastern portion of the Pacific Ocean. Maybe the Pacific Ocean extends under that shelf to Hawthorne Nevada (and even further?). Maybe there is some kind of access from the surface of the desert within the area occupied by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center. And maybe if you go deep enough there is a huge part of the Pacific Ocean in which the Navy conducts Undersea Warfare training. Impossible? Improbable? So it would seem. But let s assume that it might be true. There would have to be a route from the Pacific Ocean to Hawthorne. If we take a set of dividers and place one end at Hawthorne Nevada and place the other end at the closest portion of the Pacific Ocean we would find that it is in Monterey Bay, just south of San Francisco. Just north of Fort Ord. The distance is roughly about 212 statute miles. Now let s also assume that there is traffic both to and from Monterey Bay and Hawthorne Nevada. We would probably have to have to separate channels, one for each direction of travel. If it s a sea how can we separate these channels? I don t know. Last Tuesday I drove from Reno to Las Vegas after attending the Bay Area UFO Expo. As I drove through Haw-

12 12 thorne I came upon the entrance to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center which is on the north side of the road I pulled over to the right and took out my camera to get a picture of the sign. As I rolled down the window and lifted my camera I heard a bunch of shouting and guards waving their arms from the guard shack. I pulled across the road to the entrance just short of the shack a lady in Army uniform came over and told me I couldn t take pictures. I mentioned to her that I was just going to take a picture of the sign which was less than ten feet from the highway. She told me I couldn t take pictures anywhere around there. I asked her if I could sign up for a tour. She responded vehemently in the negative. She then advised me that she should call the Military Police to confiscate my camera. I told her that I hadn t had time to take a picture and that I was just happened to be leaving at that moment. She waved me to turn around and jotted down my car license number. I was going to ask her if there were any submarines parked underground but she was Army and I figured she probably wouldn t have known. So. What do you think? Is there a vast underground sea under California and Nevada with tributary rivers running in various directions? Maybe one that goes to Las Vegas? Is there a possibility that the Navy does operate submarines from Monterey Bay via an underground sea which extends underneath the San Joaquin Valley, then under the Sierra Nevada mountain range to a Naval Undersea Warfare Center deep below the Nevada desert in Hawthorne Nevada? A massive underwater entrance has been discovered off the Malibu, CA coast at Point Dume which appears to be the Holy Grail of UFO/USO researchers that have been looking for it over the last 40 years. The plateau structure is 1.35 miles x 2.45 miles wide, 6.66 miles from land and the entrance between the support pillars is 2745 feet wide and 630 feet tall. It also has what looks like a total nuclear bomb proof ceiling that is 500 feet thick. The underwater base has been a mystery for many years with hundreds of UFO/USO sightings many with photographs but the entrance of the base has remained elusive until now. The entrance can support nuclear sized submarines and massive UFO/USO activity and allow access to different military installations that are inside the US such as the China Lake Naval Base that is in the middle of the Mojave desert and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Hawthorne, NV between Las Vegas and Reno. Malibu, California, is known the world over for its scenic beauty and as the playground of the rich and famous. Few people know that it is also the land of UFOs. In the late 1950s, as my neighbor and some of his friends were watching the sun setting on the Pacific Ocean, they witnessed three bright UFOs fly across the water at great speed then hover for a few minutes over the Santa Monica Mountains before flying off out of sight. My family moved in around We had a perfect view of Zuma Beach in our front yard with the mountains for our backyard, and the star-filled sky above us at night. During the 1960s, people were frequently seeing UFOs flying around Malibu, but a lot of people were taking hallucinogenic substances in those days too. However, by the early 1970s, whole families were going down to the beach at Point Dume at night to watch the multicolored UFOs that would sink under the water at times. Are UFO s and Submarines on a joint venture?

13 Harry Wellman CS1 (SS) 2002 Harry Sembagh EN3 (SS) Stanley Blair ICC (SS) 2003 Melvin Phillips ET1 (SS) 2004 Boyd Tieslau TM3 (SS) Russel Scofield TMCS (SS) 2005 Richard Burdette LT. (SS) Robert Rich EN1 (SS) Donald Campbell TM2 (SS) Francis Signore CSC (SS) 2006 Harold Lister EN3 (SS) 2007 James Avitt RM1 (SS) 2008 Larry Garrelts ETCS(SS) Melvin Schreckengost ET2 Charles H. Massie TM1 (SS) 2009 Wayne F. Garrett ET2 (SS) Elvin L. Morrison FTC (SS) Erick Bjorum CWO(SS) 2010 Norm Snyder EM1(SS) Charles Hyman MM2(SS) James T. Wright III Gordon Lane RMC(SS) 2011 Edwin V. Schalbert TMC (SS) 2013 Chester E. MacDowell TMI (SS) Gerald Stratton ENC(SS) Jerry D. Noma MM2(SS) Richard Ekenberg, ETC(SS) Richard C. Barringer SOSN(SS) 2014 Lowell Wapelhorst MOMM2( Jack Quade SMSN(SS) 2015 Bert Skidmore YN2(SS) Frank Kenyon EM3 (SS) Walter Lewis IC1(SS) Bob Heaps IC2 (SS) 2016 James Jordan TMSN (SS) Herbert Doc L. Starmer: HMC (SS) 2017 Rudolph (Rudy) Massenzi Don Brown FTGC(SS) Joseph Casten EM3 (SS) Meetings are on the first Saturday of each month at Denny s Coffee Shop, 205 E. Nugget Ave. Sparks NV At 1400 hours. Mike Uva Terry Sheldon-Brown Terry Bolen Frank Urbani Paul Young Pete Akerson 1954 Clyde Webber ETNSN (SS) USS Trumpefish SS Dennis Wiley E9 MMCM (MDV/SS/SW USS Medregal SS-480 The Corvina Base News is published monthly for the Corvina Base Members. Distribution is by along with 10 copies sent USPS. Submission of articles must be received by the 25th of the month. For any questions or corrections contact: Norm Peterson tr6@charter.net R. Dennis Wiley Rick Johns James Gibson Bob Little Michael Uva Steve Salzman Terry Bolen Dale Poe Dave Aunkst Bill Desormier Del Schwichtenberg Terry Sheldon-Brown Lost Boats in May USS Squalus (SS-192) lost on 23-May-1939 with a loss of 26 crew, 33 rescued when it flooded and sank off Portsmouth, NH USS Lagarto (SS-371) lost on or shortly after 4-May with the loss of 88 crew when it was sunk in off Malay Coast in or near the Gulf of Siam USS Stickleback (SS-415) lost on 30-May-1958 when it sank off Hawaii while being towed, after collision with USS Silverstein (DE-534) USS Scorpion (SSN-589) lost on 27-May-1968 with the loss of 99 crew when it was sunk while in transit from Med, West of Azores