This year I wanted to pay tribute to the Men and Ships of the "Silent Service"... USS Trigger SS-237, Gato Class Crew: 60 Officers and Men Commissioned: Jan 30/42 Lost: Mar 28/45 Sunk with all hands U-99 Type VIIB U-Boat Crew: 48 Commissioned: Mar 31/39 Lost: Mar 17/41, Attacked and damaged, scuttled Submarine warfare in all it's history requires (I think) more bravery than in any other armed service. You are in a small boat, often on your own, and with no friends to come to your aid once you get caught, usually in enemy seas. Through a Civil War, 2 World Wars, and the Cold War, 100's of thousands of men have sailed beneath the waves and been lost in the services of all our countries... They often lie forgotten on the ocean floor, their final fate noted simply as "Missing, Presumed Lost"... US Submarine Losses (WW2) 52 Submarines 3,505 Officers and Men British Commonwealth Losses (WW2) 73 Submarines 2,000 Officers and Men German Losses (WW2) 783 Submarines 30,000 Officers and Men Japanese Losses (WW2) 128 Submarines 12,032 Officers and Men