Holly Jackson Howard

Rank/Rate           Motor Machinist’s Mate, Second Class

Service Number 295 65 52

Birth Date           November 21, 1918

From     Smithville, Tennessee

Decorations        Purple Heart

Submarine          USS S-44 (SS-155)

Loss Date             October 7, 1943

Location               Off Paramushiru, Northern Kuriles

Circumstances   Sunk by Japanese destroyer

Remarks              Holly was probably born in White County, Tennessee.  Information courtesy of Mary Mihovich.

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS S-44 (SS-155)

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS S-44 (SS-155)

Find a Grave Memorial: MoMM2 Holly Jackson Howard (Honolulu 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