memorials and tributes to submariners of USS Shark(s) Contributions to this site are welcomed. USS SHARK-I    SS-174 Commissioned: January 25, 1936    Lost by Enemy Action: February 11, 1942 ON ETERNAL PATROL USS SHARK-II    SS-314 Commissioned: February. 14, 1944    Lost by Enemy Action: October 24, 1944 ON ETERNAL PATROL uss shark    ss(n)-591 Commissioned Feb. 9, 1961 - Decommissioned Sept. 15, 1989 Entered the Submarine Recycling Program (SRP): Oct. 1, 1995 ZEBULIN D. "ZEB" ALFORD, Rested His Oar August 9, 2009 USS SHARK Commanding Officer 1962 - 1963 Retired USN as Captain [ LINK to Memorial Pages ] SEAN M. BEDNARZ, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1988 - 1990. Electrician's Mate, Chief (N). Decommissioning Crew. [ Further Information Wanting ] JOSEPH CROSS, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1960 -     . Ship's Steward. Commissioning Crew. [ Further Information Wanting ] GARY CRUZAN, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1961 - 1962. Electronics' Technician (N). Entered NESEP Program, Graduated from Purdue University with BS Electrical Engineering, Commissioned. [ Further Information Wanting ] GARY F. DOERR, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1973 - 1975. Electronics' Technician (N). [ Further Information Wanting ] FRANCIS R. "FRANK" DRAKE, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1960 - 1962. Engineman, Chief (N). Commissioning Crew. [ Further Information Wanting ] JOHN F. "JACK" FAGAN, Rested His Oar September 25, 2003 USS SHARK Commissioning Commanding Officer 1959 - 1962 Retired USN as Captain [ LINK to Memorial Page ] EDWARD M. "RED" GARDNER, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1960 -     . Torpedoman, 1st Class. Commissioning Crew. [ Further Information Wanting ] JERRY D. GRIFFIN, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1960 -     . Electronics Technician. Commissioning Crew. [ Further Information Wanting ] SAMUEL W. HELM, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1960 -     . Interior Communications Electrician, Chief. Commissioning Crew. [ Further Information Wanting ] DAVID HENRY, Rested His Oar 1981. USS SHARK 1974 - 1977. Machinist's Mate, Second Class (N). [ Further Information Wanting ] THOMAS K. "TOM" HIGGINS, Rested His Oar December 29, 2006. USS SHARK 1982 - 1986. Electronics Technician, Senior Chief. Aboard the USS Minneapolis-St. Paul washed overboard in Plymouth Sound, England, while attempting topside repairs. [ LINK to Memorial Site ] JAMES L. "JIM" HYDER, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1959 - 1962. Electrician's Mate, 1st Class (N). Commissioning Crew. [ Further Information Wanting ] JOSEPH "JOE" KLIMEK, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK      -      Chief Perry Officer. [ Further Information Wanting ] WALTER G. LENHARD, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1964 - 1966. Engineman, Chief (N). [ Further Information Wanting ] JAMES GLENN "MAC" MCDONOUGH, This Sailor Rested His Oar 1998 USS SHARK 1960 - 1962. Engineman, Chief (N). Commissioning Crew. Succumbed to asbestos lung cancer. [ Further Information Wanting ] JAMES R. "JIM" MEILSTRUP, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1960 - 1963. Electrician's Mate, Chief (N). Commissioning Crew. [ Further Information Wanting ] RONALD EDWARD "RON" PATTERSON, Rested His Oar March 19, 2009 USS SHARK 1972 - 1977. Machinist's Mate, Senior Chief (N). 1974 - 1977. Chief of the Boat. Pascagula, Mississippi      [ LINK to Obituary Article ] RONALD G. PHILBERT, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1960 - 1962. Engineman, Chief (N). Commissioning Crew. [ Further Information Wanting ] ROBERT PTAK, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1967 - 1971. Machinist's Mate, Second Class (N). [ Further Information Wanting ] JOSEPH "JOE" RUTKOWSKI, Rested His Oar 1976. USS SHARK 1972 - 1975. Interior Communications Electrician, Second Class. [ Further Information Wanting ] WILLIAM M. "BILL" SCHERMERHORN, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1960 - 1962. Engineman, Chief (N). Commissioning Crew. [ Further Information Wanting ] AUSTIN B. SCOTT, JR., This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1961 - 1963. Lieutenant, Engineering Officer. Retired USN as Rear Admiral [ Distinguished Alumni, 1951 ]     [ Further Information Wanting ] DAVID SELF, Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK Commander, Commanding Officer 1970 - 1972, Retired USN as Captain [ Further Information Wanting ] BILLY C. "B.C." SEMONES, This Sailor Rested His Oar 1964 USS SHARK 1960 - 1964. Torpedoman, 1st Class. Commissioning Crew. Aboard Samuel B. Calhoun washed overboard, lost at sea in the North Atlantic, attempting topside repairs underway. [ LINK to Memorial Page ] DONALD J. SMITH, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1976 - 1979. Torpedoman, Chief. [ Further Information Wanting ] MICHAEL SMITH, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1977 - 1981. Sonar Technician, Chief. [ Further Information Wanting ] MIGUEL VEGA, This Sailor Has Rested His Oar USS SHARK 1988 -     . Seaman. [ Further Information Wanting ] PATRICK "PAPER" WILSON, This Sailor Rested His Oar 2002 USS SHARK 1976 - 1979. Torpedoman. [ Further Information Wanting ] Submit any Additions or Corrections to this Site, and please report any Broken Links Encountered. BRT * EMAIL and WEBMAIL *  This page was last revised October 14, 2011, and is hosted by Western Dawn © 2009 - 2011.