During the Vietnam War, Michael Kuklenski was assigned to a group of Marines. A deeply religious man, Kuklenski served as a conscientious objector, refusing to carry a gun with him […]
We are a drop off center for Toys for Tots. Please make sure all toys are unwrapped!
Speaker, LT. Colonel Ron Janowski retired US Army talks about the Home Front during the war. The war raged on a different Continent, but separate conflicts took place on the […]
Twice a year we hold a flag retirement ceremony. You are welcome to drop off you flags at the Museum anytime before the next event!
NOVEMBER 28, 2021 #MUSEUMSTORESUNDAY The USS Silversides Submarine Museum, along with over 1,400 other museums from around the world, will be participating in Museum Store Sunday which will take place […]
If you've been here before or just want to support our mission to honor the men and women who have served and are serving our country and would like to […]
Please join us on December 15th 2021 at 3pm for as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the commissioning the USS Silversides 236. She was the first US Submarine commission […]
The Silversides Spring Lecture series begins! February 21, 2022- Ron Janowski The Road to WWII World War II, a worldwide event that changed humanity forever. Tonight’s lecture will discuss […]
Director Peggy Maniates brings you an incredible true story of courage and perseverance. In August of 1944, a submarine sets out on a war patrol in Japanese occupied Water. […]
What do Presidents George H.W. Bush, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald R. Ford, and Richard Nixon have in Common (Other than being President) they all served in the […]
The early days of WWII in the Pacific brought bad news every day. America needed a win and quickly. In walks, James Harold “Jimmy” Doolittle (1896-1993) was a pioneering pilot, aeronautical […]
China-Burma-India Theater (1941–45). The China‐Burma‐India (CBI) theater has been dubbed “the forgotten theater” of World War II. Once the United States entered the war, American strategy called for building up China as […]
