PACIFIC FLEET SUBMARINE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION INC
HONOLULU, Hawaii
Mission. To create and maintain the finest submarine memorial in the World, to include a display of submarine related artifacts, and a Park and to support the Navy as appropriate – operating on a fiscally sound basis. Purpose. To establish a Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum to serve as a memorial to those gallant Sailors who manned the Submarine Force in WWII, during the Cold War, today and into the future; to maintain as a centerpiece of this memorial museum the Fleet Submarine USS BOWFIN (SS 287), for permanent display in Hawaii, as an educational tool and as an inspiration to present and future generations; to create an Educational Outreach Program within the Community including an endowed Bowfin Scholarship Program; and be a centerpiece for public awareness and understanding of the Submarine Force including its evolution, history and future.
The Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association (PFSMA) is an IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization formed in 1978. PFSMA was created with the express purpose of preserving and sharing the stories of submarine veterans. Due to the secretive nature of submarine warfare and the advanced technologies employed, the stories of submarine veterans are at great risk of being lost to history. As one of few submarine museums in the nation, the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park is ... 閱讀全文
