United
States Submarine Veterans, Inc.
Pocono
Base
Meeting Minutes
- Wednesday, 13 December 2006
The Pocono Base held a Christmas
Party in lieu of a regular meeting at Baileys Grill & Steakhouse in
Mount Pocono
on Wednesday 13 Dec 2006 at 1800 hrs.
The Following Base member and
guests were present:
Mr. & Mrs. Rich Holmes, Mr.
& Mrs. Tom Shields, Mr. & Mrs. Frank McDevitt, Mr. & Mrs.
Bob
Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Zeeman, Mr. & Mrs. Grover Kiick, Bill
Klose,
Mike Rivezzo, Mike Smith and special guest Dorothy Crane.
The following are the US
Submarine Force Losses for the month of December:
16 Dec 1917 USS
F-1
SS
20
19
Men
17 Dec 1927 USS
S-4
SS
109
38 Men
25 Dec 1941 USS
Sealion
SS
195
4 Men
02 Dec 1943 USS
Capelin
SS
289
76 Men
A moment of silence followed and
an invocation was given by Rich Holmes.
Frank McDevitt found out that a
water glass does not make for a good bell to be tolled.
Rich Holmes presented Dorothy
Crane with the plaque bearing the name of Eugen Rees.
The members present also signed a
book that was then presented to Grover Kiick.
Next meeting will be held
at 1900 on Wednesday 17 Jan 2007 at the American Legion, Wilson-Fisher
Post in
Pocono Pines, PA.
Respectfully submitted
Mike Smith
USSVI – Pocono Base Secretary