Wahoo in Saunders County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

U.S.S. Wahoo SS 238

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 29, 2000

1. U.S.S. Wahoo SS 238 Marker

Inscription. In Memory of U.S.S. Wahoo SS 238 and her gallant crew who sank 20 Japanese ships before being sunk by enemy action October 11, 1943.

Crew of the U.S.S. Wahoo still on patrol.

Erected by U.S. Submarine Veterans of WWII.

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.

Location. 41° 12.578′ N, 96° 37.376′ W. Memorial is in Wahoo, Nebraska, in Saunders County. It is on N. Chestnut St. The marker is on the front lawn of the Sanders County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 433 N Chestnut St (US 77), Wahoo NE 68066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Nebraska and in Greater Lincoln. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

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least 6 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: USS Wahoo SS238 (a few steps from this marker); Saunders County (a few steps from this marker); Atlas D Missile Site A-1 (approx. 7.4 miles away); a different marker also named Atlas D Missile Site A-1 (approx. 9.6 miles away); The Armour and Company Icehouse (approx. 12.4 miles away); Pawnee Villages (approx. 14½ miles away).

U.S.S. Wahoo SS 238 Marker with a submarine torpedo behind it. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 29, 2000

2. U.S.S. Wahoo SS 238 Marker with a submarine torpedo behind it.

Photographed by John D. Trolinger, July 17, 2019

3. U.S.S. Wahoo SS 238 Marker

Saunders County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John D. Trolinger, July 17, 2019

4. Saunders County Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,332 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3, 4. submitted on March 12, 2021, by John D. Trolinger of Hunt, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.