Lecture: Rescue of the Crew of the Submarine USS SQUALUS

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Event:
Lecture: Rescue of the Crew of the Submarine USS SQUALUS
Date:
April 30, 2012 2:00 pm
Category:
Organizer:
Naval History & Heritage Group
Updated:
April 19, 2012
Venue:
Greenspring Village (Village Square - Accotink Room)
Address:
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7410 Spring Village Drive, Springfield, VA, United States

In 1939, USS Squalus (SS-192), America’s newest submarine, plunged into the North Atlantic. Miraculously, thirty-three crew members survived. CAPT Vance Morrison, USN(Ret.), Commander General – Elect, Naval Order of the US, will tell the story of the first successful rescue of survivors of a US Submarine sinking.

Contact: CAPT Jim Brooke (703-451-0574), CAPT Bob Sinclair (703-569-5699)