The wreck of USS Grayback was recently discovered in 1,400 feet of water off Okinawa, Japan, by an exploration team led by Tim Taylor. Please contact us if you are related to anyone who served on Grayback. Also see Lost 52 Project.
See the Submarine Discoveries page for information on the discovery of the wreck of this vessel.
The following men were lost while serving on USS Grayback (SS-208).
Click on a man's name to go to his personal memorial page on this site. Photographs and personal information are needed as indicated in the column at right.
A special thanks to Larry Gavlak, nephew of Grayback's Charles Bernard Gavlik, who provided many photos of his uncle's shipmates.
For a brief history of the boat, please see The Loss of USS Grayback.
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| 75 | Sidney Solomon | Yes |
| 76 | August Henry Southern | Yes |
| 77 | Lee Carroll Stanford | Yes |
| 78 | Jesse Hamilton Stewart | Yes |
| 79 | Robert Edward Stockman | Yes |
| 80 | Stanley Joseph Waliszewski | Yes |
| 81 | John Clinton Wyatt | Yes |
*Killed in non-sinking event.
How to Submit Photos and Information
The U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II assigned USS Grayback (SS-208)
to the State of Indiana.
Submarines Lost in World War II
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