Oakland in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War II Submarine Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024

1. World War II Submarine Memorial

Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of the heroic 3,505 officers and men killed and fifty two submarines lost in World War II serving as a testimony of imperishable remembrance in which they are held by the American people for making the supreme sacrifice in the defense of our country.

Submarines Lost

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

Erected 1984 by Members and Friends of Three Rivers Chapter, United States Submarine Veterans of World War II.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II •

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Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Still On Patrol series list.

Location. 40° 26.688′ N, 79° 57.362′ W. Memorial is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Oakland. It is on Fifth Avenue west of Bigelow Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. Memorial is located on the southeast grounds of the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum. Fifth Avenue is a one-way street that only heads southwest at this location. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4141 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15213, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024

2. World War II Submarine Memorial

distance of this marker: World War II Steam Torpedo (here, next to this marker); Dedicated in Memory of Those Who Served in the Armed Services (a few steps from this marker); Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Dedicated in Memory of Those Who Served in the Armed Services (within shouting distance of this marker); Defenders of Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); The University Club (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); America's Defenders (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.