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By Terri Hendry 
(Carson City, NV) ‚Äì Work is underway in Carson City to build a display case that will house a ten foot model of the U.S.S. Corvina. Members of the U.S. Submarine Veterans Inc., Corvina Base are working with the State as well as the Nevada State Museum to place the display in the lobby of the State Library.  

The submarine veterans are also planning on a second display case, next to the model, to show other artifacts from the Corvina. This second case is where these veterans are asking for your help. They want to find photos of Nevada men who died at sea aboard submarines during WWII.  

It is believed there are at least 14 Nevada men who perished in a submarine during WWII while serving their country. One veteran who mans the website, On Eternal Patrol, has photos of 12 of the men. He is missing three photos and was hoping to get the word out in Nevada to those who might know family members of the following men: 

Claire Daniel Fellds – Believed to have family in Reno http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/fellds-c-d.htm
Jerry Kenneth Davidson – Was born in Elko http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/davidson-j-k.htm
William Kenneth Smiley – Believed his parents lived in Boulder City. Smiley was honored by the Boulder City Hometown Fiddlers on the WWII Memorial website. http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/smiley-w-k.htm
 
According to the Naval History and Heritage Command, the Gato class submarine met her doom on November 16, 1943 by enemy action. Enemy records indicate she was sighted after surfacing in Latitude 5¬∞-50’N, Longitude 151¬∞-10’E. An enemy sub fired three torpedoes. Two were reported to have hit causing “a great explosion sound.”

Terri Hendry is the point of contact at 775-771-2800 or hendryt@veterans.nv.gov.