As we mark the anniversary of the loss of USS Grunion (SS-216) on July 30, 2011, let us pause to remember our 70 brave and valiant men who paid the ultimate price 69 years ago.
We Remember Them
(By Sylvia Kamens and Jack Riemer)
In the rising of the sun and in its going down,
We remember them.
In the [...]
On February 16th Chiyo was 100. She received a number cards and gifts from the Grunion Family. This is her son’s Kazuo’s reply.
Dear Bruce John and Susan Abele, Mary and Dick Bentz and each of the family of USS Grunion,
Thank you for your wonderful presents on my mother’s 100th birthday.
She is deeply very moved to [...]
Bruce abele@999info.net
Per United States Army regulations, the Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Services after April 5, 1917, has been [...]
Mary Bentz
Sixty eight years ago today the USS Grunion left us forever. Her memory remains with us and we continue to remember and honor those 70 men who paid the ultimate price that day.
Taking place this afternoon at the Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, Missouri there is a memorial service for USS Grunion’s Electrician’s Mate [...]
Bruce mbabele@999info.net
It has been 2 1/2 years since the ROV trip. Now, due to an unusual sequence of events, we have been provided some insights that may add significantly to our understanding of the Grunion loss.
I want to introduce to you 87-year-old Cmdr Charlie Tate. Charlie has a [...]