Memorial: National Submarine Memorial East USS Flasher SS-249 
National Submarine Memorial East USS Flasher SS-249
USS Flasher SS-249 at New London
Description
The Conning Tower, Fairwater and periscopes of the USS Flasher SS-249 are located here. Also a Wall of Honor has been erected. Pictures and history are on this page. http://www.submarinehistory.com/WWIISubmarineMemorial-East.html Also Paul Wittmer has a page with pictures and information. Included on Paul's page are views of each of the stones of the Wall of Honor with each name. http://www.subvetpaul.com/Granite.htm The Flasher Holds the record for most tonnage of ships sank. She received three Presidential Unit Citations and six battle stars, and sank 21 ships for a record total of 100,231 tons of Japanese shipping, the only U.S. submarine to exceed the 100,000 ton mark and the USN's top scorer of the Pacific War.
Location
 Address: Conning Tower of US Flasher SS-249 and Wall of Honor Thames St. and Bridge St. Groton  CT  06340
 Website: http://ussvi.net/mem/state-ct.htm
 Phone: 860-625-6843
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Flasher Conning Tower with Wall of Honor. Picture by Paul Wittmer


Wall of Honor to remember the WWII submariners who died in WWII.

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