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Still on Patrol

 
 
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 9, 2021
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 U.S. 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 • Robalo • Runner • R-12 • Scamp • Scorpion • Sculpin • Sealion • Seawolf • Shark I • Shark II • Snook • Swordfish • S-26 • S-27 • S-28 • S-36 • S-39 • S-44 • 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.
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

 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In
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addition, it is included in the Still On Patrol series list.
 
Location. 41° 6.656′ N, 89° 21.452′ W. Memorial is in Henry, Illinois, in Marshall County. It is at the intersection of 3rd Street (Illinois Route 18) and Main Street, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Street. Memorial is on north side of Central Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Henry IL 61537, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Illinois River Valley and in Greater Peoria. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Abandon Ship (here, next to this marker); John P. Cromwell Memorial (here, next to this marker); Henry (Illinois) Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Harrison School
Still on Patrol Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 9, 2021
2. Still on Patrol Marker
Marker is beneath the torpedo on the right.
(approx. 1.6 miles away); Robert Waugh House (approx. 7.1 miles away); Site of the first Clear Creek Friends Meeting House (approx. 7.7 miles away); John Swaney School (approx. 7.8 miles away); Lone Tree School (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Henry.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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