Requin Base Meeting Minutes
December 15, 2018
Baden, PA
Base Commander Huey Dietrich called the meeting to order.
Attendees: Attendance was not taken
Base Commander Huey Dietrich gave the quote of the day: “He who loses his head is usually the last to miss it.”
Requin History On December 1, 1948 the USS Requin left shipyard with new radar equipment and reported to New London CT for duty in Submarine Squadron 8. On December 3, 1968 USS Requin was decommissioned and on December 20, 1971 USS Requin was struck from the Navy Register.
Base Commander Huey Dietrich: Let us at this time, with a moment of silent prayer, remember our Shipmates who made the supreme sacrifice that we may gather here in Peace. We dedicate this meeting to our Shipmates on Eternal Patrol, to perpetuate their memories in our lives and to honor our Shipmates on active duty in the service of the first line of defense of our Nation.
Boats Lost:
USS CAPELIN (SS 289) December 2, 1943
USS SEALION (SS 195) December 10, 1941
USS F-1 (SS 20) December 17, 1917
USS S-4 (SS 109) December 17, 1927
Let us also remember our fellow shipmates of the Requin Base, Calvin Boring, Henry Collings, George Denny, Robert LaLonde and Don Robins, who were lost in December. Finally let us remember all the brave submariners who died performing their duties aboard submarines, some individually and some in groups, but where the submarine itself was not lost.
Chaplain Carl Stigers gave the Invocation.
Chief Of The Boat Clyde Porter led the Base in the Pledge of Allegiance.
A motion to suspend normal meeting activities was approved by the members present.
MIA/POW ceremony was performed.
Chaplain Carl Stigers gave the blessing of today’s meal.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned.
Next meeting: Baden PA American Post 641 at 1230 hours on January 12, 2019.