LCDR Frank Malinski, USN, of Memphis Tennessee served aboard USS Thresher (SSN593) when she was lost on April 10, 1963. Lieutenant Junior Grade Frank Malinski, US Navy Frank John Malinski was born on August 6, 1939, in Glen Ridge, N.J., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Malinski, Jr. He attended parochial schools as a...

TOLLING OF THE BOATS Every year the Tolling of the Boats Ceremony commemorates those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country while serving aboard U.S. Navy submarines. The U.S. Submariners fo the Volunteer Base of USSVI in association with the Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association hold a tolling every October at the Middle Tennessee State...

This site is dedicated to the memory — the service and sacrifice — of Tennesseans who were lost in the line of duty in U.S. submarines and submarine related Navy duty. We have assembled a roster of our shipmates who gave the ultimate sacrifice.  We have formatted the roster  by the date of their loss...

The Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association is enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards Program and will receive a gift from Kroger every quarter. VISIT THIS PAGE TO ENROLL Here’s how it works: One of the ways in which we do this is through our Kroger Community Rewards program. This program makes fundraising easy by donating to...

Welcome to the home of the Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association. This is a temporary web site as we finish construction of our first online presence. Check back in a few days to see what we’ve done. The Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association is an independent, nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Tennessee exclusively for educational...