[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 142 (Monday, September 24, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1959]
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                     REMEMBERING THE USS ``WAHOO''

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 24, 2007

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the men who 
lost their lives when the USS Wahoo went down in the Western Pacific in 
1943. A memorial ceremony to the 80 crew members will be held at the 
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park on October 11, the 64th 
anniversary of the vessel's disappearance.
  The USS Wahoo was one of the Navy's most valuable units during World 
War II. The submarine began its first patrol in August 1942 in the 
Carolines. During its first 6 patrols the submarine was responsible for 
sinking 27 ships and damaging 2 more and was granted the Presidential 
Unit Citation for its 3rd patrol. The submarine came under attack on 
its 7th patrol in the La Perouse Strait between the Japanese island of 
Hokkaido and the Russian island of Sakhalin and went down on October 
11, 1943. According to Japanese military reports the submarine was sunk 
after several hours of a combined air and sea attack involving depth 
charges and aerial bombings.
  Commander Dudley Morton was the skipper of the USS Wahoo when it went 
down. His relatives and the relatives of other crew members led the 
search to find the USS Wahoo. Through a cooperative effort between the 
United States, Japan, and Russia, the USS Wahoo was located.
  In addition to Commander Morton, 79 other crew members lost their 
lives that day. They include the uncle of my constituent Joann Fisher, 
Edwin Eldon Ostrander. The names of the remaining crew members are: 
Floyd Anders, Joseph Andrews, Robert Bailey, Arthur Bair, Jimmie Berg, 
Chester Browning, Donald Brown, Clifford Bruce, James Buckley, William 
Burgan, John Campbell, William Carr, James Carter, William Davison, 
Lynwood Deaton, Joseph Erdey, Eugene Fiedler, Oscar Finkelstein, Walter 
Galli, Cecil Garmon, George Garrett, Jr., Wesley Gerlacher, Richard 
Goss, Hiram Greene, William Hand, Leon Hartman, Dean Hayes, Richie 
Henderson, William Holmes, Van House, Howard Howe, Olin Jacobs, Robert 
Jasa, Juan Jayson, Kindred Johnson, Dalton Keeter, Wendell Kemp, Paul 
Kessock, Paul Krebs, Eugene Kirk, Arthur Lape, Clarence Lindemann, 
Robert Logue, Walter Lynch, Stuart MacAlman, Thomas Mac Gowen, Albert 
Magyar, Jesus Manalisay, Paul Mandjiak, Edward Massa, Ernest Maulding, 
George Maulding, Thomas McGill, Jr., Howard McGilton, Donald McSpadden, 
Max Mills, George Misch, Percy Neel, Forest O'Brien, Roy O'Neal, Paul 
Phillips, Juano Rennels, Henry Renno, Enoch Seal, Jr., Alfred 
Simonetti, Verne Skjonsby, Donald Smith, George Stevens, William 
Terrell, William Thomas, Ralph Tyler, Joe Vidick, Ludwig Wach, Wilbur 
Waldron, Norman Ware, William White, Kenneth Whipp, and Roy Witting.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to rise with me and 
honor these brave men that gave their lives for our Nation. May we 
always remember their sacrifice and revere their memory.

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