34 Foster Thomas Callahan, Nashville, Tennessee

34 Foster Thomas Callahan, Nashville, Tennessee

Foster Thomas Callahan



Rank/Rate:    Chief Yeoman

Service Number:    295 29 35

Birth Date:    May 31, 1916

From:    Nashville, Tennessee

Decorations:    Purple Heart

Submarine:    USS Capelin (SS-289)

Loss Date:    December 2, 1943

Location:    Off Celebes possibly off Kaoe Bay

Circumstances:    Lost at sea, cause unknown

Remarks:    Foster was born in Pulaski, Tennessee.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS CAPELIN (SS-289)

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Capelin (SS-289)

Find a Grave Memorial: YNC Foster Thomas Callahan (Manila American Cemetery and Memorial)

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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)

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