Clarence Foster “Pete” Edmunds

Rank/Rate:    Seaman, First Class

Service Number:    832 77 07

Birth Date:    July 25, 1924

From:    Knoxville, Tennessee

Decorations:    Purple Heart

Submarine:    USS Snook (SS-279)

Loss Date:    April 9, 1945

Location:    Near 18° 40′ N x 110° 40′ E

Circumstances:    Lost at sea, cause unknown

Remarks:     Photo courtesy of Lanie Edmunds Davis, sister, and Sandy Davis, niece.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS SNOOK (SS-279)

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Snook (SS-279)

Find a Grave Memorial: S1 Clarence Foster “Pete” Edmunds (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