Metairie in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
U.S.S. Golet SS-361
⎯⎯⎯
Still On Patrol
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 11, 2019
1. U.S.S. Golet SS-361 Marker
U.S.S. Golet SS-361
A submarine built by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Funds for this boat were raised by the citizens of Caddo Parish Louisiana. Launched One August, 1943. On her second patrol under command of LCDR. James S. Clark, was sunk by enemy depth charges on 14 June, 1944. All hands were lost - 82 men. May God rest their souls.
This memorial sponsored by the River Region Chapter-Submarine Veterans of World War II and is dedicated to honor our shipmates YNC (SS) Allan D. Goodson and MOMM I/C A.O. Jack Bajon.
Plaque low on box, facing north
U.S. Navy Submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 officers and 3131 men on board these 52 U.S.Submarines still on "Patrol".
Still on Patrol
Albacore Amberjack Arconaut Barbel Bonefish Bullhead Capelin Cisco Corvina Darter Dorado Escolar Flier Colet Crampus Crayback Crayling Grenadier Crowler Crunione Cudceon Harder Herring Kete Lagarto Perch Pickerel
this page online
"We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the line against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds."
--Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz, U.S.N.
"I can assure you that they went down fighting and that their brothers who survived them took a grim toll of our savage enemy to avenge their deaths."
---Vice Admiral C.A. Lockwood, Jr. , U.S.N.
Commander Submarine Force 1943-1946.
Inscription on torpedo stand, facing north
March 9, 2013
Rededication of the Louisiana State Submarine Memorial For USS Golet (SS-361) by Redfish Base, United States Submarine Veterans, Inc.
USSVI Creed, "To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in 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
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 11, 2019
2. U.S.S. Golet SS-361 Marker
In appreciation of contributions to this memorial
Members and mates of the Redfish Base of the United States Submarine Veterans
Jefferson Parish President
John F. Young, Jr.
Jefferson Parish Council Members Chris Roberts Elton Lagasse Ricky J. Templet Paul D. Johnston Mark D. Spears, Jr. Ben Zahn, III Cynthia Lee-Sheng
Anthony Francis Jr. General Services Douglas J. Freeswick Civil Engineer
Colonel John & Kriss Fortunato Ted Husser - Torpedo Restoration Shop Phillips Monument Co. Vorenkamp Family George Boyle, Sr. Ronald J. Ricca - Coating Restoration St. Joe Brick
Memorial Committee
Charles George WWA John C. Gardener Denis Gilbert - Chairman Thurston Hahn USSVI Elvin J. Shaw
Plaque on torpedo stand, facing south
[Donor plaque]
Erected by River Region Chapter-Submarine Veterans of World War II.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Still On Patrol series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 14, 1944.
Location. 30° 0.19′ N,
Photographed by John D. Trolinger, July 16, 2021
3. U.S.S. Golet SS-361 / Still On Patrol
This memorial seems to be more about the people that erected it than the submariners lost on the USS Golet. Nowhere are the names of the crew listed on this 'memorial.'
Regionally, this memorial is in one of the River Parishes and in Greater New Orleans. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Metairie Ridge School (approx. 1½ miles away); Jefferson Parish (approx. 1.8 miles away); Labarre Road (approx. 2 miles away); Parish of Jefferson (approx. 2.2 miles away); 17th Street Canal Floodwall (approx.
May 11, 2019
4. U.S.S. Golet SS-361 Marker
More about this memorial. Located in the Veterans Memorial Square, median of Vets. Blvd. at Lakeside Mall.
Regarding U.S.S. Golet SS-361 / Still On Patrol. Here are the names of the USS Golet crew.
George Robert Barlow Elwin Charles Barnes
Richard Andrew Barta Edward Ludwig Bartz
Donald William Beaulieu Donald Lee Belcher
Carl McCasland Bickham Edward Richard Blackburn
John Wilson Breunig John Warren Brown
Joseph Alfred Butor Allan Harold Carr
James Seerley Clark William Melvin Coram
Robert Raymond Danko Walter Dearl Davidson
Clifton Dowey Vinton Jordan Earle
Willard Archie Edwards LeRoy Leo Germann
Herbert C. Goetz George Leonard Gormley
Joseph Frederick Greenhalgh Stanley Erwin Grumet
Oliver Clark Guest, Jr. Robert Edward Hanley
Robert Edwin Hardy Raymond Lavern Harville
George Donald Hendley Robert Edward Hoffman
Elmer James Hughes Jack Junior Humble
Robert William Infalt
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 11, 2019
5. U.S.S. Golet SS-361 Marker
Walter Maurice Kane, Jr. John Kolbucar
John Mike Koutsos Leo Richard Leinwand, Jr.
Cecil Burton Leonard George James Lewis
Glen Gordon Lockwood Horace Paul Lytle
Clifford Leroy Martin William Evorn McCulough, Jr.
Harry Bland McLaughlin, Jr. Ernest Wade Miller
Gilbert Lee Millhouse Peter Paul Milus
Solomon Joseph Numair Michael Parry
Melvin Lars Peterson George Anthony Pinter
Frank Rudolph Pograis Robert Charles Reichelt
Arthur Judson Rockwood Julius Rose
James Guy Rymal Walter Robert Sadler
Arvale Elvin Schlemmer Ernest Ferdinand Schramm
Clifford Edward Sederstrand Eugene Felix Sieracki
Robert Anton Simandl Donald Bruce Smith, Jr.
George Sterling, Jr. Arthur Robert Stone
John Clinton Strout, Jr. William Gene Stull
Jess Elmer Sturdivant Emil Horace Sutherland
Woodrow Wilson Swartzback Alfred Horatio Tarr
Roland Norris Thompson Raymond Beverly Tinker
Alexander Scammel Wadsworth, III
Raymond Robert Walz John Harris Wesley
Joseph Stanley White Ernest Edward Whitney, Jr.
Roy Edgar Williams Walter Joseph Winkle
Homer Don Wright
May 11, 2019
6. U.S.S. Golet SS-361 Marker
May 11, 2019
7. U.S.S. Golet SS-361 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,318 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2019. 3. submitted on August 8, 2021, by John D. Trolinger of Hunt, Texas. 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 19, 2019.
