Downtown in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Still on Patrol
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 14, 2009
1. Still on Patrol Marker
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 Legarto 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.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
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels
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Location. 39° 45.784′ N, 84° 11.377′ W. Memorial is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from East 1st Street. Marker is in the covered entrance alcove of Memorial Hall, 1st and St. Clair Streets. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 125 E 1st Street, Dayton OH 45402, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Miami Valley. 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (here, next to this marker); Montgomery County Civil War Memorial Hall (here, next to this marker); Montgomery County World War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Montgomery County Spanish-American War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Blue Star Mothers' Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Antioch Temple (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1905 Wright Flyer III (about 400 feet away); The Engineer's Club Of Dayton (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.
Also see . . . On Eternal Patrol. A comprehensive site dedicated to America's brave submariners lost at sea. (Submitted on September 9, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 14, 2009
2. Montgomery County Memorial Hall
Marker is behind pillars in the entrance alcove. Spanish-American War Memorial to left of steps; World War Memorial to right of steps.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,031 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
