Woodrow Wilson Kelley

Rank/Rate: Seaman, First Class

Service Number: 640 08 80

Birth Date: September 24, 1914

From: Dickson, Tennessee

Decorations: Purple Heart

Submarine: USS Grayling (SS-209)

Loss Date: September 9, 1943

Location: In or near Tablas Strait, Philippine Islands

Circumstances: Lost at sea, cause unknown

Remarks: *Photo Needed   Woodrow was born in Maury County, Tennessee.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS GRAYLING (SS-209)

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Grayling (SS-209)

Find a Grave Memorial: S1 Woodrow Wilson Kelley (Manila American Cemetery and Memorial)

Return to Lost Tennessean Roster

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Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association

Perpetuating the memories of submariners who didn’t come home

Chairman: Mike Anderson (SK2(SS)USN) | President: Patrick Ryan (YNC(SS), LCDR USN)

The TSMA is a nonprofit memorial association registered as a 501(c) tax exempt organization and is registered with the Tennessee Secretary of State to receive charitable donations. Please make the TSMA one of the charities that you support.  You can make a donation here or send a check made to: Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association, c/o 309 Church Street, #107, Nashville, TN 37201.

Here’s our nonprofit (501(c)3) designation letter [link] Here’s our State of Tennessee registration to solicit charitable donations [link]

Thank you for your help commemorating the Tennesseans who gave their lives as American Submariners in the service of the United States Navy.

Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association

c/o 309 Church Street, #107 Nashville, TN 37201