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USS Grayling (SS-209)

GRAYLING began her eighth and last war patrol in July from Fremantle. She made two visits to the coast of the Philippines, delivering supplies and equipment to guerrillas at Pucio Point, Pandan Bay, Panay, 31 July and 23 August 1943. Cruising in the Philippines area, GRAYLING recorded her last kill, the passenger-cargo MEIZAN MARU 27 August in the Tablas Strait, but was not heard from again after 9 September. GRAYLING was officially reported "lost with all hands" 30 September 1943, after having recorded five major kills totaling 20,575 tons. All but the first of GRAYLING’s eight war patrols were declared "successful."

Even today, the exact cause of the loss of GRAYLING is unknown, but on 9 September 1943, Japanese passenger-cargo vessel HOKUAN MARU reported a submarine in shallow water west of Luzon. The ship made a run over the area and “noted an impact with a submerged object.” It is assumed the object was GRAYLING. The submarine was scheduled to make a radio report on the 12th, which she did not, and all attempts to contact her failed.

LT D.E. Arnold

TM1 Ervin M. Baker

EM2 Amos R. Beavers

LT(jg) J.W. Becker

EM1 George BoyneJr.

LCDR(CO) R.M. Brinker

EM2 Jesse m. Burch

MoMM2 James W. BushJr.

MoMM2 Carmine J. Campana

MoMMC John E. Chockley

GM1 Ben R. Clark

F2 Curtis D. Clark

SM2 Robert A. Corbett

LT(XO) H.W. CriswellJr.

SMC Wilbert J. Dallaire

TMC Joseph E. Day

MoMM2 Harold E. Dillow

COX Fred W. Donaldson

EM3 Wilson Ellis

PhM1 David I. Fontaine

MoMM1 Jerry C. Goodnight

S1 Carl A. GrimesJr.

S1 Theodore J. Gurasko

SC1 Robert E. Harbauer

FC2 Joseph K. Harper

MoMM1 Clarence H. Hawkins

S1 Frank J. Hickcox

TMC Eugene J. Hoffman

GM3 Raymond Howard

S1 James L. Howell

TM3 Charles W. Hunt

S1 Earl Johnson

S1 Woodrow W. Kelley

MoMM1 James E. Kelly

RM3 Donald L. Keplinger

YN2 Charles R. Kysar

QM3 Leroy E. Loudon

CK2 Santiago P. Mabuti

LT(jg) F.B. Maloy

MoMM1 John H. Marks

F3 Merlin O. Mathis

TMC George A. Mulvenna

BK1 Clyde W. Nichols

LT J.T. NickolsJr.

F2 Henry C. Oeldemann

EM1 Robert G. Oliver

GM2 Anthony J. Parrino

MoMM1 John T. Pawloski

TM1 Merlin J. Quesenberry

F1 Albert L. Rainault

ST2 Jose C. Santos

S2 Alexander S. Sawerbrey

EMC Carl E. Schmidt

EM3 Howard A. Schmidtmeyer

TM3 Glendon L Scott

TM3 Lloyd E. SebournJr.

RM2 Donald P. Sharrock

EM3 William S. Shields

TM1 John D. Simpkins

F2 Robert T. Simpson

MMC Robert E. Small

RMC Jack C. Smith

EM1 Homer A. Smoak

EM2 Don H. Spencer

TM3 Robert F. Stevens

LT(jg) E.F. Sullivan

SC3 Winton L. Wallace

QM2 John J. Waller

LT(jg) J. Welch

MoMM1 Fred Welsh

MoMM2 Arlon F. Wetsel

EM1 Henry O. Whitecomb

TM2 James H. Wilson

F1 Marvin A. Wolf

RM2 John H. Young

Robert L. Zabs