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Photographer: Don Morfe
Taken: November 12, 2008
Caption: Seventeen Unknown U.S. Sailors-Victims of USSF-4-March 25, 1915
Additional Description: Headstone in the Museum-USS F-4 Headstone-Congress designated the first national cemetery in 1865 at Arlington, Virginia following the American Civil War. This headstone was the first and only memorial stone to be released from Arlington National Cemetery. This F-4 headstone was in place at Arlington National Cemetery for 85 years to honor the memory of 17 of the 21 victims from the USS F-4 submarine loss of March 25, 1915, which occurred here in Hawaii. In May 2000, this headstone was replaced with one engraved with the names of the seventeen lost that fateful day. Arlington National Cemetery policy requires when a new headstone is made, the old one is ground up. However, submarine veterans worked feverishly for two years to save this sacred stone. In a ceremony on April 6, 2001 the headstone was dedicated as a memorial for display at Bowfin Park, and serves as a continual reminder for the sacrifice of this brave crew. (Text from a plaque next to the headstone)
Submitted: March 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p302357
File Size: 2.829 Megabytes

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