This memorial honors all who earned with pride "Qualified in Submarines" and all shipmates still on "Eternal Patrol." The United States Navy Submarine Service was established April 11, 1900. It was sponsored by Volunteer Base, United States Submarine Veterans, Inc., USSVI Volunteer Base, and includes a second panel naming shipmates on "Eternal Patrol": Vizena, Gerald D.; Cochran, Joseph R.; McKee Joe T.; Hall, James H.; Hughes, John P.; Atwood Richard L.; Howard, Franklin R.; Parrish, Mark A.; Brewer, Theodore C.; Holman, Jeffrey R.; Robison, Bobby E.; Brown, James D.; Duke, Robert E.; Craven, Joseph R.; Cantwell, Tim; Hyder, James L.; Helm, Jr., George N.; Jaques, Jr., Robert T.; Kinnie, Jr., Phillip B.; Wilkinson, Sr., Donald R.; Christodoulou, nicholas; Green, Jr., Ellis C.; Brooks, Curtis E.; Warnington, Jr., Sammie; Paterson, Alexander; Carrothers, Jr., John C.; Rodgers, Jr., George T.; Hartfelder, Richard F.; Noland, William V.