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Clevelander Ralph Youngman was one of 70 men lost when the USS Grunion sank in the Bering Sea in World War II.
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The USS Cod submarine bell is rung in honor of each of the 70 crewmen who died 76 years ago on this day when they perished on the submarine USS Grunion during World War II.
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Carnations are thrown into Lake Erie in honor of each of the 70 crewmen who died 76 years ago when the submarine USS Grunion sank during World War II.
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A carnation is placed by each name in honor of the 70 crewmen who perished on the submarine USS Grunion during World War II. |
A carnation is placed by each name in honor of the 70 crewmen who died 76 years ago on this day on the submarine USS Grunion during World War II. The USS Grunion, a submarine identical to the USS Cod, disappeared while patrolling the Aleutian Islands in 1942. |
Veteran Fritz Hemrich pulls a carnation for a volunteer to throw into Lake Erie honoring each of the 70 crewmen who died on the submarine USS Grunion during World War II. |
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A carnation is placed by each name in honor of the 70 crewmen who died on the submarine USS Grunion during World War II. As each name was read aloud, volunteers honored the lost sailors by throwing a carnation into Lake Erie and ringing the submarine's bell. The USS Grunion, a submarine identical to the USS Cod, disappeared while patrolling the Aleutian Islands in 1942.It was discovered almost 65 years later.
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Phyllis Howell, of South Carolina, throws a carnation into Lake Erie in honor of her uncle William H. Cuthbertson, one of the 70 crewmen who died 76 years ago on this day on the submarine USS Grunion. Howell happened to be in Cleveland because of her husband's visit to The Cleveland Clinic. |
Veteran and volunteer Robert Laczko throws a carnation into Lake Erie in honor of the 70 crewmen who died on the submarine USS Grunion during World War II. |
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Bernie Yarcusko, a volunteer at the USS Cod Submarine Memorial, throws a red carnation overboard into the water in honor of one of the 70 crewmen who died 76 years ago on this day on the submarine USS Grunion during World War II. |
Carnations are thrown into Lake Erie in honor of each of the 70 crewmen who died 76 years ago when the submarine USS Grunion sank during World War II. |
Bernie Yarcusko, a volunteer at the USS Cod Submarine Memorial, salutes the 70 crewmen who died on the submarine USS Grunion during World War II. |
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Marine veteran Joe Lynch honors the 70 crewmen who perished on the submarine USS Grunion during World War II. |
Men take their hats off in honor of the 70 crewmen who died on the submarine USS Grunion during World War II. The public was invited to the memorial ceremony on Monday held on the USS Cod Submarine. |
Volunteer Taras Malz looks out from the USS Cod just after a ceremony honoring each of the 70 crewmen who died on the submarine USS Grunion sunk during World War II. The public was invited to the memorial ceremony held on the USS Cod Submarine. |
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Credits:
Lisa DeJong The Plain Dealer |
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