Howard Walter Gilmore (September 29, 1902 – February 7, 1943) was a submarine commander in the United States Navy who posthumously received the Medal...
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scrapped in 2006. USS Howard W. Gilmore was originally named Neptune but renamed Howard W. Gilmore in honor of Commander Howard W. Gilmore, a Medal of Honor...
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Captain Krecker's body was never found. February 7, 1943: Commander Howard W. Gilmore, captain of the American submarine USS Growler, gave the order for...
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Academy in 1926, the same class as Max Leslie, Carlton Hutchins, Howard W. Gilmore, and Lofton R. Henderson; and became a Naval Aviator three years later...
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psychologist Harold LeBruce Gilmore (1912–1996), American politician Helen Gilmore (1900–1947), American actress Howard W. Gilmore (1902–1943), US Navy submarine...
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incidents involving Commander Howard W. Gilmore, captain of USS Growler (SS-215). Mortally wounded on the bridge, Gilmore gave the order "Take her down...
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Truman visited the base. While at Key West, the squadron included USS Howard W. Gilmore (AS-16), and USS Petrel (ASR-14). Submarines assigned to the squadron...
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on the bridge of a submarine was similar to the death of Commander Howard W. Gilmore on USS Growler (SS-215) during the war. Submarine Command was presented...
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Joint Army–Navy Assessment Committee (JANAC). Growler's skipper, Howard W. Gilmore, earned the submarine force's first combat Medal of Honor for sacrificing...
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Growler was commissioned on 20 March 1942 with Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Gilmore in command. Growler’s first war patrol began 29 June 1942 as she cleared...
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