The UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS INC. was started by rs of the United States Submarine Veterans of World War II.
They shared a belief in the need of an organization open to all submarine qualified shipmates, from the very beginning of the Submarine Service through to the present and into the future - not limited to just those who served so ably in the second World War.
They wanted to make it known that those lost on Submarines, in the line of duty for their country, will never be forgotten.
In Groton Connecticut, the 'Submarine Capital of the World', the above group started contacting past shipmates. Favorable responses came from Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and many more from Connecticut.
In 1963 members from CT, MA, NJ, NY and PA held several meetings in Groton, CT, Paramus, NJ and Orange, NJ to firm up plans for what was to become the U.S. SUBMARINE VETERANS INC. The final meeting was held on 12 October, 1963 in Orange, NJ and the United States Veterans was born.
The organization was officially chartered and incorporated in the State of Connecticut, the filing being recorded on May 22, 1964. The shipmates listed on the charter are DJ (Joe) Negri, Joe Marion, Ken O Walkington. The members who did the ground work in starting the organization were as follows: Dick Higman, Dusty May, Joe Webb, Mike Drucker, Robert 'Bob' Link, Wes Aldag, Tom Rowan, Joe Burgress, Warren Gannon, Joe Conrad and 'Wop' Lapadozza in addition to the three named on the charter.