Lindenhurst in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Still on Patrol

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 1, 2019

1. Still on Patrol Marker

Inscription.

U.S. Navy Submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II.
A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 submarines
still on "patrol."

Albacore · Amberjack · Argonaut · Barbel · Bonefish · Bullhead · Capelin · Cisco · Corvina · Darter · Dorado · Escolar · Flier · Golet · Grampus · Grayback · Grayling · Grenadier · Growler · Grunion · Gudgeon · Harder · Herring · Kete · Lagarto · Perch · Pickerel · Pompano · R 12 · Robalo · Runner · S 26 · S 27 · S 28 · S 36 · S 39 · S 44 · Scamp · Scorpion · Sculpin · Sealion · Seawolf · Shark I · Shark II · Snook · Swordfish · Tang · Trigger · Triton · Trout · Tullibee · Wahoo

We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines 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

P.F.S. 59

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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.

Location. 40° 42.294′ N, 73° 22.43′ W. Memorial is in Lindenhurst, New York, in Suffolk County. It is at the intersection of Sunrise Highway (New York State Route 27) and North Monroe Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Sunrise Highway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst NY 11757, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the New York City Metropolitan Area

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lindenhurst War Memorial

Still on Patrol Marker - wide view, with Babylon Town Hall in the distance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 1, 2019

2. Still on Patrol Marker - wide view, with Babylon Town Hall in the distance

(approx. 0.8 miles away); South Side R.R. (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lindenhurst World War I Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); City of Breslau (approx. 1.4 miles away); Babylon Railroad Co. Trolley Route (approx. 1½ miles away); Lindenhurst Memorial Village Hall Korean and Vietnam War Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Belmont Junction (approx. 1.7 miles away); Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lindenhurst.

More about this memorial. The marker is located in the Babylon Town Hall Park, and is easily visible from Sunrise Highway.

Additional plaque on monument honoring Rose Caracappa image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 1, 2019

3. Additional plaque on monument honoring Rose Caracappa

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 353 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 6, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.