I need some comments from the plank owners of the base to capture the original process of laying down the keel of the club and who the crew was that took it to commissioning.
Commissioning Crew
Commander: Robert “Bob” Baker
Vice Commander: Daniel “Dan” Mann EMP 3 (SS)
Secretary/Chaplin: Howard Pommerening YNC (SS) USS Robert E. Lee SSBN 601
COB: Rick Wesolowski ST1 (SS) USS Sargo SSN 583
USS TRIGGER (SS-237) was a Gato-class submarine. In WWII it deployed on 12 very successful war patrols before being lost with all hands on 28 March, 1945 in the East China Sea.
A submarine memorial at San Diego’s Point Loma remembers the 52 boats that were lost in WWII. It is at NTC Park at Liberty Station at Cushing and Roosevelt Roads. It has a plaza area and monuments for each boat and the date it was lost and lists the names of crewmembers that are on “eternal patrol”. 52 Boats Memorial - Related Links