November 2016

Publication for members of USS Illinois Base, United States Veterans, Inc.

Remembering In just a few short days we mark the “Day which will live in Infamy,” Pearl Harbor the 75th Anniversary of the attack on this young seaman was a baker Pearl Harbor. While we feel fortunate aboard the USS Pompano (SS-181). that the enemy neglected to strike His memo- the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base ries of the at- on Dec. 7, 1941, it does not negate tack and the the vast impact this event had on the devastation submarine community, particularly that followed its survivors. lived with Our monthly toll- him forever. ing of the bells cer- The memo- emonies mark the ries were loss of boats and so strong lives aboard 52 sub- that it took coaxing by Chiefhi f Petty Offi ffi cer Edward d marines lost during “Dutch” Gaulrapp, returns to WWII and give rev- his family to get Pearl Harbor, after 66 years. erence to those who him to return to served so gallantly in 2007 for Special Ceremo- USS Arizona on the East to defend our free- nies marking the 66th Anniversary River departing the New York Navy Yard, in Brooklyn, doms. But, let’s not forget the survi- of the attack on Pearl Harbor. following her commissioning vors and their families, particularly Dutch grew up in an orphanage in November 1916. those who were fi rst-hand witnesses in Freeport, Ill, and he and his best to the attack on Pearl Harbor. friend Alvin “Bud” Loring were both One such “Bubblehead” and Pearl given special permission by the Harbor survivor was Edward “Dutch” priests at St. Vincent’s Orphanage Gaulrapp, a Freeport, Ill resident. On (Continued on page 4)

Our Creed: “To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country. That their dedication, deeds and supreme sacrifi ce be a constant source of motivation toward greater accomplishment. We pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America and its Constitution.”

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www.ussvi.org Green Board - USS Illinois Base, USSVI — Page 1 November 5, 2016 -- Minutes of the USS Illinois Base

Wayne Orrison fi led his application and missioning Ceremony and associated paid National Dues for fi ve years 2017- events to all the members. Bruce also 2021 ($90) and Illinois Base Dues ($10) shared a number of USS Illinois items for 2017. Wayne served in the surface (hats, coins, mugs, glasses etc.) from Navy from 1965-66 prior to Qualify- the Commissioning that are available ing on the George Bancroft (SSBN-643) for sale, and will provide more details Meeting called to order at 11:31 a.m. in 1967 and serving there until 1969. on how to acquire them at the next Recited USSVI creed. He went on to serve on the Ulysses S. meeting. Bruce also donated a “Ship’s 13 members present: Phil Owens, Grant from 1970-73. Wayne fi nished his Bell” he acquired from the Sub Base Chuck Mongan, Terry Elmeier, Bruce Career serving on the (Mystic) DSRV Navy Exchange. The bell needs to be Weigel, Tom Ramsay, Kate Ramsay, 1 team from 1976-83, retiring as an mounted on a wooden stand so it can John Stines, Connie Stines, Dick Mar- STSCS(SS) in 1986. Wayne currently be rung for the “Tolling of the Bells” tin, Renee’ Martin, Bruce Pickering, Joe resides in Rockton, IL with his wife ceremony at future meetings. Bob Jones and Jim Helsell Phyllis. Welcome Wayne! Fleck has volunteered his Father to build the stand, with design ideas to be The base membership stands at 22 with Guests present: Wayne Orrison provided by Phil Owens for the base to the addition of Wayne Orrison and consider. Bruce also shared a poster he Pledge of Allegiance. & Invocation. the update of the status of Tom Polzin, purchased at the Submarine Museum whose primary base is the Crash Dive Introductions: Wayne Orrison, new in Groton, CT, showing every U.S. base; and Harvey Shaw, whose primary member. Submarine ever built by class, which he base is the Hoosier Base in Indiana. Tolling of the Bells for lost boats. will get mounted and/or framed for the Tom Collected 2017 Illinois Base Dues base. Minutes of the Oct. 1, 2016 meeting from many of the members. were read by Base Secretary Bruce • Holiday Party discussion: Chaplains Report – No Report. Weigel, motion made to accept minutes. --Rockton American Legion Hall Motion seconded and carried. Storekeepers Report - Terry Elmeier would cost $300 to rent on a week Treasurer’s Report by Tom Ramsay. continues to have Ship’s Patches and day and $500 on Sat/Sun. Bruce Beginning balance on 9/24/2016 was Lapel Pins for sale. Brief discussion and talked to a catering company that $806.52. New Credits = $71 deposited. confi rmation of orders for USSVI Illi- estimated an additional $1,127 for New Debits = $225 of uncleared checks nois Base Name tags. Terry sold several catering. (Dick and Renee Martin National Dues). Calendars to the Base Members. --Vito’s Ristorante in Roscoe would Ending balance on 10/23/16 was $652.52. Old Business: charge about $30/person for a “buff et Tom putting in place processes to style” Italian Meal. • Bruce Pickering discussed the con- ensure correct handling and document- --Bob Fleck contacted a Moose tinuing challenges regarding the ing of cash deposits and withdrawals Lodge that rent us a hall for $120 and Fairbanks Morse tour. to comply with USSVI reporting forms. charge $10-15/person. Motion to accept the Treasurer’s report • Kate Ramsay has built a tremendous The open dates are fi lling up, so Phil as read, seconded and accepted. website for the Illinois Base. She sent suggested we might want to schedule a an e-mail on October 27 to members Membership Report - Bruce Weigel Holiday party between Xmas and New indicating how to access it. She reiter- indicated that he had made more up- Year’s or shortly after the New Year. ated her request for “before and after” dates to the website. Bruce sent out an The membership agreed that would be pictures of base members, as well as e-mail to the leadership team indicating a good plan. More discussion to follow “sea stories”, to publish in the “Green the members for whom he had “hard at our next meeting. copy” applications and those he did not. Board” Newsletter and on the new USS It was agreed that we would contact Illinois website. 50/50 Raffl e – $60 won by Tom Ram- say who donated the proceeds back to National to get hard copies for the New Business: other base members for our permanent the Base. • USS Illinois Commissioning. Bruce records. We also agreed to put a process Commander’s Report – No Report in place to standardize the acceptance Weigel reported on the tremendously of applications and dues to minimize successful Commissioning of the USS Benediction – Chaplain, Connie the opportunity for confusion or miss- Illinois (SSN-786) on Oct. 29, 2016 in Stines Groton, CT. Bruce sent out links to ing documents. Meeting adjourned at 12:28 p.m. various websites highlighting the Com- Motion made, seconded and carried.

Green Board - USS Illinois Base, USSVI — Page 2 All Hands, Now that we fi nally have of our Base. Your teamwork has been some relief from the madness of the great and deeply appreciated. campaigns, we can look forward to the Going forward to the new year I am coming year. asking all Hands to make it their pri- Illinois Base Commander Last year was very productive for us as ority to bring one (1) new member to Phil Owens we managed to grow from the original the Base in the coming year. If all of us seven members to 22 which I believe are successful, we will automatically seven are Holland Club members. grow to 44 members. We know in the near future we will Getting started has been a bit of a be adding more as their 50th year of struggle with some bumps along the Qualifi cation arrives. way, but progress has won the day! I I wish to thank all of you who have look forward to seeing each and every been so faithful in attending the meet- one of you at each meeting, as well as ings and assisting in the development embracing your participation.

Base liability At the 2016 USSVI Convention in nation would be made as to who was Reno questions were raised regarding at fault. It covers us for all USSVI insurance defi ned USSVI’s Limited Liability Insurance events where USSVI was at fault for Policy and how it covers Base parade injury or property damage. fl oats. USSVI promised to look into • At USSVI events, if someone gets Base Contacts this issue further and report back to hurt or property is damaged from the membership. displays USSVI puts up through some fault of USSVI, we are covered. Commander The following response was re- Phil Owens cently release from USSVI’s Immedi- • If someone trips going up the stairs [email protected] ate Past Chairman Al Singleman, Jr.: at a meeting at a VFW, the VFW would be at fault, not USSVI. “What we have from Rust Insurance Vice Commander “Again, it only covers all of USSVI Chuck Mongan is a Limited Liability Policy that cov- [email protected] ers 3rd Party bodily injury and prop- against 3rd party and member erty damage where USSVI is at fault. claims for bodily injury and property Treasurer damage where USSVI was at fault. • It covers parade participation and We have talked to various insurance Tom Ramsay USSVI meetings up to 150 people tram688@jcwifi .com and events where USSVI does not agents about our policy, and they sell alcohol. state we are paying a fair market Secretary & value. Since there is a very limited Membership • It covers USSVI fl oats while in a pa- number of companies doing mas- Bruce Weigel rade if part of the fl oat falls off and ter policies across the organization [email protected] causes injury to someone watching or marching in the parade. and all the organizational chapters like ours, it is not advisable to try Storekeeper • If the fl oat is a stand alone at an Terry Elmeier to change companies to save a few event and someone got hurt for hundred dollars. [email protected] some reason, we are also covered. “To cover fl oats while being towed Chaplain • If the fl oat is parked at a parade and Connie Stines someone was hurt, the policy would to and from a parade is an auto [email protected] kick in and a determination would policy not covered by this policy. To be made as to who was at fault. get an auto policy to cover USSVI Editor • For fl oats where the trailer is owned fl oats in all 50 states would more Kate Ramsay by a USSVI member and the fl oat on than double the cost and may not be kateram@jcwifi .com that trailer was made by USSVI, the available due the diff erent laws that policy would kick in and a determi- vary from state to state.”

Green Board - USS Illinois Base, USSVI — Page 3 Pearl Harbor (Continued from page 1) for what I thought was an arm, and only half of one would come out of Survivor to join the Navy at age 17. A year later, the water. . . .This was the task Dutch they both found themselves serving and many other survivors undertook in Hawaii--Dutch as a baker on the for four straight days. “Dutch” Gaulrapp USS Pompano (SS-181), and Bud as CSC(SS) a machinist mate aboard the battle- For all of the memories he had of Boats/Ships ship, the USS Nevada. Pearl Harbor and its aftermath, Gaul- rapp found the hardest was looking Pompano (SS-181) On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, for his best friend, Bud, who was Haddock (SS-231) Dutch, was in the barracks on Sub serving on the USS Nevada. Runner (SS-476) Base, at Pearl Harbor. He just exited Proteus (AS-19) Odax (SS-484) the building for a cigarette break fol- “I thought I had lost him,” he said Requin (SSR-481) lowing a card game when the attack remembering his friend. Gaulrapp Diablo (SS-479) occurred. He was awaiting the Pom- spent days personally looking for K-1/Barracuda (SSK-1) pano’s return following repairs at Loring and was relieved to fi nd him Fulton (AS-11) Mauna Kea (AE-22) Mare Island and was looking forward at the hospital a few days later. Lor- to the boat’s arrival back to Hawaii in ing, however, had suff ered severe a few days. burns and nerve damage from the attack on over two-thirds of his body. In a 2007 an interview with Dutch, “He was burned like hell, but I was with contributing writer Brian Mar- glad he was alive,” said Gaulrapp. PearlPe Harbor tin, was placed in the Navy Archives. GeneralGen Facts In the interview, Dutch recalled his Although Gaulrapp was lucky to harrowing experiences on Dec. 7th. not sustain any injuries from the The attack on Pearl Below are excerpts from this inter- attack, his friend’s scars left a last- Harbor occurred on Dec. 7, 1941. view: ing impression on him. It made the young seaman more eager for the “We heard a loud explosion and USS Pompano, his submarine, to The Japanese attacked looked at each other like ‘what the the United States with- return to Pearl Harbor so that he and hell is that’ so we all went outside,” out warning. his fl eet “could get back to work and Gaulrapp said. “At fi rst, we thought take care of things.” The attack lasted 110 the Navy was practicing, but when minutes, from 7:55 we saw the Arizona go up in fl ames While extremely proud of his ser- a.m. until 9:45 a.m. and they started sinking the ships vice to his country and for his part in A total of 2,335 U.S. beside her, we knew we were under “living” through the attack on Pearl servicemen were attack.” Harbor, the memories at Pearl Har- killed and 1,143 were bor were raw. wounded. 68 civilians The young seaman was issued a .30 were also killed and 35 rifl e and ordered to shoot for “any- Dutch Gaulrapp made the Navy were injured. thing he could hit.” “It all just scared his career, retiring as a CSC(SS) after the hell out of us,” he recalled. 20 years of service from 1940 to 1960. Dutch went on his fi nal patrol on After the attack, Gaulrapp said Apr. 16, 2010. His son, Edward “Bud” he and others were sent out to Gaulrapp, Jr., followed his dad onto view the wreckage at as an Auxiliary Machinist Row and look for survivors. Mate on the USS Hammerhead (SS- “We got in the patrol boats to 663), after serving a stint in the Army. pick up the bodies and it was aw- Pearl Harbor Day is a memory that ful looking down in that oily wa- should never be forgotten. We have ter,” he remembered. “There were a duty and obligation to pass on its times when I would reach out meaning to our future generations.

Green Board - USS Illinois Base, USSVI — Page 4 Tidbits of Knowledge from around the world November 21, 1783 The fi rst free balloon fl ight took place in Paris, lasting 25 minutes and covering 6 miles at a height of about 300 feet over Paris. Benjamin A bit of History Franklin was a spectator. on right

Scholarships (USSVI) -- Robert E. Frick, RDML interested students need to start the available thru USN (Ret.) and chairman of the USSVI application process now as reference USSVI Foundation Community Foundation (USSVICF) letters and an essay must accompany the Scholarship Program, “encourages all application. members with children or grandchil- Student applicants must be related to dren who are college bound or currently and sponsored by a USSVI “SS” qualifi ed attending a University, College, Techni- regular member in Good Standing or, if cal School or similar pursuits of higher not “SS” qualifi ed, must in addition be education to apply for a USSVICF schol- a current regular member of Submarine arship.” Veterans of WWII. The student can Log on to the USSVI website to review be the son or daughter, stepchildren, the program elements, application pro- grandchildren, or a court appointed to a cess and timeline. You will also fi nd full guardian of the sponsoring member. instructions and helpful tips in com- Applicants must be unmarried and a pleting the applications. The USSVICF high school senior or graduate under age website page also lists former and cur- 21, or a student under age 23 enrolled in rent scholarship recipients. a full-time course of study at an accred- The application deadline for the 2017- ited institution of higher learning. 2018 academic year is April 15, 2017, but

(THE DAY/NEW LONDON, CONN) served as a fi re controlman, operating Laid to rest -- The last wishes of the late Navy Capt. the weapons systems aboard diesel and among friends Paul “Bud” Rogers and those of his fam- ballistic missile submarines, and was ily will soon be met. This Navy veteran stationed at the sub base several times will be laid to rest, more than 200 miles throughout his career. He was commis- off the New England coast at the site sioned as an offi cer in 1963 and was one where the Thresher (SSN-593) sank. of the fi rst limited duty offi cers to be promoted to the rank of . Rogers, who spent much of his 41-year career serving on submarines, was sup- Rogers was the program manager for posed to be an observer on the Thresher the Trident Missile Program, and com- during the boat’s sea trials, but his su- manded the Nuclear Weapons Evalua- pervisor, at the last minute, decided that tion Facility at Kirkland Air Force Base he didn’t have enough experience and in Albuquerque, N.M., before retiring replaced him with someone else. from the Navy in 1990. It was just a day or two later, accord- Rogers died on Oct. 28, 2015, at the ing to Rogers’ wife, that on Apr. 10, 1963, age of 86, and requested in his will to be the Thresher sank -- killing all 129 men buried at sea. Though he did not specify aboard. where, his family thought it would be fi tting to bury him with the 129 men Rogers was devastated, and felt sur- who went down with the Thresher. vivor’s remorse for much of his life. He

Green Board - USS Illinois Base, USSVI — Page 5 In 1960 the USS Odax (SS-484) We were restricted to depth, course S S was stationed in Charleston. S.C. and speed, so it wasn’t hard to fi nd eeaa ttoriesories when we were given a mission to us. Just to make sure we knew they  circumnavigate South America and had us, some joker tied several to train various naval personnel in practice depth charges together and anti-submarine warfare. dropped them on us. “BANG” what a racket they made! When we got back Mission around We departed Charleston and head- to port we found it put a hole in the ed south, to Cartagena, Columbia, South America aluminum sail. Needless to say, the where we docked giving several of skipper was NOT A HAPPY CAMPER! the crew liberty. I was After Several days and by Phil Owens QMC(SS)Ret assigned Shore Patrol. USS Illinois Base Commander nights in Ecuador we set At fi rst I thought it sail again headed south. At was going to be a real that time I was still a NON- bummer, but it turned Qual so no liberty--just out to be a very inter- STUDY. esting experience, as I worked directly with Next Stop Callao, Peru two English-speaking this was to be my most har- civilian offi cers. I rowing experience aboard received a real educa- submarines. As before in tion on the good and Ecuador our movements bad neighborhoods and what could were limited so the aviators in the be expected. Fortunately none of my P3 Orions could gain the experience shipmates were involved in the skir- recognizing a target. This time, we mishes we ran into. were running decks awash for a rapid dive when the alarm sounded and we From there we transited the Pana- cleared the bridge. The Offi cer of the ma Canal, entered the Pacifi c Ocean, Deck (OD) was the last man down and headed to Guayaquil, Ecuador, and grabbed the lanyard to close the for our fi rst training mission. It was 21”hatch, but the latch got caught on interesting seeing how clear the the combing around the opening. water was and how deep a submarine We were going “DOWN,” and water could be seen. was pouring in that open hole in a You have all heard about becom- big way. ing a SHELLBACK! Well, let me tell As Quartermaster of the watch, my you that on a Submarine it is a real job was to dog the hatch shut. How- experience. All the Pollywogs were ever, with the OD hanging onto the lined up on deck to meet with “DAVY lanyard, I couldn’t push the hatch JONES.” They pick the most rotund up to release the latch. Finally in individual on the boat and grease his desperation, I kicked the OD in the belly and then soak it with sea water. face and he released his hold on the He is dressed in a grass skirt shorts lanyard, I reached in with two fi n- and no top. All the POLLYWOGS gers to pull the latch, fully expecting Visit us online must kneel before “KING DAVY and to lose both fi ngers. Luck was with KISS his belly. When you bend down, www. me that day as my fi ngers and the someone pushes the back of your latch cleared the hatch combing and ussillinoisbase.org head deep into the grease, then they closed. I dogged the hatch and went hit you with a salt water bath. You to my maneuvering station in the are then promoted to “SHELLBACK!” clean up and on to the exercises. (Continued on page 7)

Green Board - USS Illinois Base, USSVI — Page 6 (Continued from page 6) element range extender at the Thee next stop in the tour was wheel, had cold sandwiches and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The back if the . We coff ee! food was something else--you went DEEP-- further than we Passed Punta Arenas and would not believe the steaks. had ever gone before, and both Terra Del Fuego the most south- This is the fi rst time I was the Diving offi cer and the OLD ern point in South America. permitted liberty as now I was MAN were struggling to regain Qualifi ed, so two of my fellow control. Finally they managed, There were times where the QM’S decided we would take in but we had taken on a LOT of water was VERY SHALLOW, and the town, I was not prepared for WATER! what was going to happen. We returned to periscope We are walking down the depth and fi red a red fl are to let famous brick walk when we everyone know we were going saw three lady’s coming our to make an emergency surface. way, but they were not Argen- Once on top, we fi red the en- tinians. As they got closer I gines and pumped cannot believe my eyes. water out of the boat. It was Miss Malish, my While in port repairs 3d grade school teacher were made to prevent from Portage, Wis. and another failure. The two of her friends. SUR- remainder of the mis- PRISE! What fun! We sion in Peru went on invited them to lunch as scheduled. and had a great time. Next stop Antofa- Amazing how small the gasta, Chile. This world really is! Unfor- turned out to be fairly tunately time was short routine: same rules, and we were scheduled same results, weather to get underway soon, so was much cooler, but we said our goodbyes. the countryside was Next Stop: Sao Pualo, beautiful and the Brazil, was interesting, people friendly. Then, but we didn’t have much on down the coast to time there as exercises Valparaiso which was a larger we had to blow some tanks to were heavy, and we were getting metropolitan city than we had give us a little extra room at the anxious to get home. seen. My special event here was . I sure didn’t want to get We set sail from Sao Pualo “Qualifi cations”!!! I had passed stuck down there. headed for Charleston, SC. on all my requirements and was Next, we were moving up the a non-stop trip and let me tell been blessed with “DOLPHINS”! Atlantic side of South America you that is a LONG TRIP! Fi- Our next adventure on this six- headed to Montevideo, Uruguay. nally, back in Charleston, home month tour was to be a record The leather works were spectac- to the family and we got a well- setting event! We went SOUTH ular and the prices very reason- deserved break! Next into the thru the Straights of Magellan-- able, so like any good sailor I Yards for upgrading! the 1st U.S. submarine to transit had to pick up some things to While at the time I was only this area. COLD! COLD! COLD! take home. Missions now be- a QM2(SS)this experience held Wind! Very nasty weather, and came very routine, certainly not excitement, scares, and ac- I was saddled with 72 hours like the excitement we had in complishments. We received a straight on the helm--too cold the Pacifi c. WELL DONE from SUBLANT. to sleep, had to use a human

Green Board - USS Illinois Base, USSVI — Page 7 Tolling of the Bells USS Corvina (SS-226) lost on No- USS Albacore (SS-218) lost on for Lost Boats vember 16, 1943 on her 1st war patrol November 7, 1944 on her 11th war when sunk just south of Truk Island patrol, when she struck a mine while (an atoll hosting a massive Japanese running submerged in the chan- naval and air base) from torpedoes nel between Hokkaido and Honshu. from a Japanese submarine. Loss of Loss of 85 crew. 82 crew. USS Growler (SS-215) lost on No- USS Sculpin (SS-191) lost on vember 8, 1944 on her 12th war patrol November 19, 1943 north of Groluk when sunk while attacking a convoy Island near Truk. Severely damaged in the . Loss of 85 by depth charges after attacking an crew. enemy convoy, the Sculpin continued USS Scamp (SS-277) lost on No- to fi ght on the surface. Due to damage, vember 16, 1944 on her 8th war pa- November a decision was made to abandon ship trol. when it was sunk off Inubo Saki and scuttle Sculpin. CAPT J.P. Crom- near Tokyo Bay. She may have been well remained aboard fearing that damaged by a mine prior to her loss, vital information in his possession since she was trailing oil. This leak might be compromised under tor- helped Japanese coast defense ves- ture—he was posthumously awarded sels locate her and destroy her with the Congressional Medal of Honor. depth charges. Loss of 83 crew. 41 offi cers and men were taken pris- USS Sculpin (SS-191) oner; only 21 survived the war.

Thanks if you have paid your You can pay me in cash or by check 2017 USSVI National and Base at the Base’s in December meeting. Dues. It is appreciated. As you You can write one check to the USS know, I am new to this position, Illinois Base for both your National Tom Ramsay so if you have a multi-year or and Local Dues. I will make sure Base Treasurer life-time membership that I don’t your National dues are forwarded. tram688@jcwifi .com have documented correctly, please If you can’t attend our next meet- let me know. ing, please mail your dues to me at: Dues from National dues are Tom Ramsay, USSVI, 500 Gusty Trail, now $25. Local Base dues remain Pearl City, IL 61062-8801. If you have at $10 for both members and as- questions, email me or call me at sociates. USSVI Life Members are (815) 443-2535. only responsible for Base dues.

Mark your calendar for the next USS Illinois Base meeting. We meet monthly on the 1st Saturday of the month. Next USSVI Illinois Base Meeting Date: Saturday, December 3, 2016 Time: 11:30 a.m. (lunch available during or following meeting) Location: Mustangs Bar & Grill 482 Gardner St. • South Beloit, Illinois www.ussillinoisbase.org

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APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP Regular Life Associate OUR CREED: “To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country. That their dedication, deeds and supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation toward greater accomplishments. Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America & its Constitution.”

With my signature below I affirm that I subscribe to the Creed of the United States Submarine Veterans, Inc., and agree to abide by the Constitution, all Bylaws, Regulations and Procedures governing the U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc., so long as they do not conflict with my military or civil obligations. I will furnish proof of my eligibility for Regular membership, including my discharge under honorable conditions, and proof of my U.S. Navy (SS) Designation, if required by the Base or the national Membership Chairman. If I am not discharged, the discharge requirement is waived. If I am not U.S. N. submarine qualified, I am applying as an Associate and my sponsor is indicated below.

□ I certify that I was designated qualified in USN Submarines aboard ______in ______(Yr) (Honorary designations regardless of source do not apply under any circumstances.) □ I certify that I received a discharge under Honorable Conditions (if not currently in military service) in ______(Yr)

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Nat’l Member Dues year runs from Jan 1st thru Dec 31st. Please indicate your term preference: ______Nat’l Dues: 5 Yr term: $ 115.00; 3 Yr term: $ 70.00; 1 yr term (Jan thru Sep) $ 25.00; (Oct thru Dec adds the next yr): $ 30.00 Nat’l Life: 76+ yrs = $100.00; 66 thru 75 yrs = $200; 56 thru 65 yrs = $ 300.00; 46 thru 55 = $400.00; Thru 45 yrs = $ 500.00 Local Base/chapter dues are separate and additional. Consult the local base for those figures.

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Check if your Military Service falls within any of these time periods: Dec 7, 1941, thru Dec 31, 1946; June 27, 1950, thru Jan 31, 1955; Aug 5, 1964, thru May 7, 1975; and from August 2, 1990 to date.

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Upon completion, please deliver to: Your Base Chapter Secretary, or if you do not know of a base location near you, Rev 7/22/2009 PH Mail to: USSVI National Office, P.O. Box 3870, Silverdale, WA 98383-3870 Questions: Call 1-877-542-DIVE or email [email protected]

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