Henry Roy Black | Johnson City
Henry Roy Black, Jr.
Rank/Rate: Signalman First Class
Number: 295 50 15
Birth Date: September 4, 1921
Born: Greencastle, PA
Resided: Johnson City, TN
Decorations: Purple Heart
Submarine: USS Shark (SS-314)
Loss Date: October 24, 1944
Location: Between Hainan and Bashi Channel
Circumstances: Probably sunk by depth charge attack
NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS Shark (SS-314)
On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Shark (SS-314)
Find a Grave Memorial: Photo and information courtesy of Audry Nicholson, half-sister. Return to Lost Tennessean Roster
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