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When you become a member of the USS Bowfin as part of the Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association you enjoy the benefits of free admission, advance notice of lectures, and our special annual membership dinner where you get behind-the-scenes glimses of life on a submarine.

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USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park

11 Arizona Memorial Drive
Honolulu, HI 96818
Phone: (808) 423-1341
Fax: (808) 422-5201

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Secrets of the Sub

Submarine Rescues

A critical task performed by the US submarine force during World War II, was the rescuing of downed pilots and air crews; They were so efficient at it, that they rescued 520 US airmen from the Pacific Ocean waters. One of those rescued, went on to become President of the United States.

Rescueing George H. W. Bush

Former US President George H. W. Bush Sr. He was rescued by the USS Finback after being shot down while he was on an air strike mission over Chichi Shima in the Bonin Islands during 2 September 1944.

USS Tang Group Photo

Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Richard H. O'Kane (center), poses with the twenty-two aircrewmen that Tang rescued off Truk during the carrier air raids there on 29 April-1 May 1944. The photograph was taken upon Tang's return to Pearl Harbor from her second war patrol, in May 1944.