LETTER: Sharing Vermont’s Lost Submarine USS Flier (SS-250) Memorial
May 17, 2024To the Community:
At the Veterans Administration Medical Center in White River Junction, there is a memorial dedicated to the Submarine USS Flier (SS 250) lost during World War II. Ever mindful of our lost shipmates, friends and family who have served in the submarine service of our country, the United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. assigned each state one of the 52 lost submarines from World War II, with two each designated to California and New York.
Vermont was assigned the USS Flier (SS 250). The Green Mountain Base Chapter of USSVI is proud of the memorial and the significance of our fellow submariners who were lost.
If you are ever at the VA, the memorial is in the park where the U.S. flag is flown along with several other significant memorials dedicated to our veterans. The submariners in Vermont remember the USS Flier (SS-250) and the men lost and on Eternal Patrol this Memorial Day 2024.
For more information about the Green Mountain Base Submariners and the USSVI, contact Bill Mattoon at cmattoon@vermontel.net.
Some web links that may be of interest about the USS Flyer (SS 250) are:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Flier
oneternalpatrol.com/uss-flier-250.htm
navalsubleague.org/1996/to-sink-and-swim-the-uss-flier
C. William Mattoon
Commander, Green Mountain Base Submarine Veterans of USSVI