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Support UsMembershipWhen 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. DonateJoin our Patron Program the single most important source of gifts to USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park. In-Kind DonationExplore how this exciting program can benefit both you and USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park Building FundJoin the Bowfin Team to help raise funds for museum expansion and community outreach programs. Contact InformationUSS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park 11 Arizona Memorial Drive Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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Vargas Girls
Artist Alberto Vargas became famous for his WWII watercolors depicting beautiful pin-up girls. "Varga girls" were so popular that many different artists immitated Vargas’ technique and approach to the female figure: an idealized female form eliciting sensuality and seduction. During the 1940’s his work was a hit amongst enlisted men who drew inspiration from them which inadvertently created high morale. The military was so influenced by this art that they adorned their vessels with it. Many military aircraft had Varga style girls decorating the nose of their planes, Varga girls were even printed on greeting cards and sent to enlisted men by their sweethearts. Inside the engine room aboard USS Bowfin, the crew posted a 1943 Vargas calendar, on which they doodled, wrote notes, and recorded their conquests of the sea. |
