USSVI-Nathanael Greene Base

03/25/2026

2026 NC Sub Vets Burnsville Memorial Service May 15-17 . Held each year on Armed Forces Day since 2003 our gathering has brought members from all 7 bases together. Thanks to USS Asheville and Carolina Piedmont Bases maintaining the tribute to the "Lost Boats" created by TMC/SS Harrell Flowers.

Cabins at Big Lynne Lodge may be still available but don't wait long to make your reservation. Below is the registration form with hotel information.

09/14/2025

Nat Greene Picnic Sept. 13th Horizons Park

09/14/2025

We had a great time at the Soldiers Reunion Parade August 21st in Newton< NC. Here are some photos from 136th Annual Soldiers Reunion Parade.

06/30/2025

Eternal Patrol Notice -Gary W. Vernon Obituary
Gary W. Vernon, 82, passed away at his residence on Friday, June 27, 2025. He was born in Winston-Salem and graduated from Gray High School. Gary was a ten year U.S. Navy veteran, serving in the Submarine Service aboard the USS Argonaut, SS-475, USS Trout, SS-566, USS Grampus, SS-523 and the USS Billfish, SSN-676. He was a member of the United States Submarine Veterans Incorporated and the Nathaniel Greene Submarine Veterans Base. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1980. After relocating to St. Petersburg, FL he met and married Carolyn Sue Patton in September of 1985. He worked for several defense contractors, retiring from Raytheon Company in St. Petersburg, Fl with 22 years of service. He was a longtime bluegrass musician, and founded his own band, Lost River, in Florida, where they played for over twenty years.
In 2006, he and Carolyn relocated back to Winston-Salem. He is survived by his wife of 40 years Carolyn Patton Vernon; daughter, Sherry of Winston-Salem, NC; son, Wayne, of Winston-Salem, NC. He was a member of Home Moravian Church.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday July 5th, at Home Moravian Church, 529 S. Church St., Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, interment to follow at God’s Acre. A visitation will follow the interment at church parlor.

06/01/2025

May 17th NC SubVets gathered to remember US Navy submarines "Lost Boats" at the Big Lynn Lodge after weather conditions made the Burnsville Memorial setup extremely difficult.

02/03/2025

https://ncsubvets.org/eternal-patrol-marty-kirwan-jan-252025/

Martin Smith Kirwan, Jr. Sept. 14, 1921 - Jan. 25, 2025Obituary published on Legacy.com by Clements Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc - Durham on Jan. 29, 2025.Martin was the husband of Anita Schrier Kirwan for 66 years, until her passing in 2011. He was the father of Arlene Kirwan Avellanet and Gar...

11/13/2024

Pictured are the NC Sub Vets at the Asheboro Veterans Day Parade. The trailer had 2 flats on the way but the tire shop worked fast putting on the last tires our size on in time. This was also Chuck's first time riding the float in a parade.

10/25/2024

Eternal Patrol Notice - James Hyde Wilson
James Hyde Wilson, Sr., 87, of Winston-Salem, died Monday, October 14, 2024, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem.
He was born on May 21, 1937, in Forsyth County, to the late George Harold and Pearl Mae Savage Wilson.

Mr. Wilson was a member of Cornerstone Christian Church and he retired from Georgia-Pacific after working there for many years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy Submarine Service qualifying on the SS-344 USS Cobler in 1956. Jim was a member of Nathanael Greene Base since September 2015.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, James Hyde Wilson, Jr.; a daughter, Sandra Lynn Wilson; a brother, George Follett Wilson; and a sister, Ann Wilson Oliver. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Sue McNab Wilson of the home; and several nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life was held at 2 p.m., Friday, October 18, 2024, at Salemtowne Saal Community Center, 190 Moravian Way Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27106, with Rev. Kevin Frack officiating. The family invites friends to visit with them at the Saal Community Center following the service.

From Chuck:
I received the below email from Sandra Wilson yesterday, that Jim had gone on Eternal Patrol. She said that Jim had gone into the hospital to have a pacemaker implanted as he had a-fib. The pacemaker was a small one the size of your nail on your "pinkie" finger. It is inserted into the body through a vein in the groin area and then moved up into the heart. During this procedure, there was a malfunction causing a hole in the heart and the surgeons were unsuccessful in repairing this hole, so he bleed to death.

He was cremated and buried in their church's cemetery after the service in Salemtown. They had moved to this retirement community several years ago. I told her that we would be presented her with the USSVI Eternal Patrol Certificate sometime in the future.

Sailor Rest Your Oar

10/16/2024

Eternal Patrol - Dale W. Patterson RMCM/SS
Kay Patterson (Dale's Wife) called Donnie Hall Oct. 14th to inform me that Dale died on 10/3/2024. He was the oldest member in the Nat Greene Base at age 96. Dale qualified on the USS Charr (SS-328 in 1949. Dale joined the Navy in 1947 and retired 1968. He joined Nat Greene Base July 24, 2010 and became a life member of USSVI August 12, 2010.

Ships served: AS-12, SS-328,SS-396 and SS-391.
Dale also served onboard USNS Kingsport as a member of USN R&D Sat. Comm Group (64-66) and USS Annapolis (AGMR-1) off the coast of NAM.

02/27/2024

Come and joins for this Saturday's Nathanael Green Base meeting when annual awards are presented.

Join for us this Satruday for USSVI Nathanael Greene Base's meeting when annual awards are presented. For this year Longevity Pins to be presented are: 5 year - Dewalt & Woodson 10 year - Ellinwood, Hagwood, Manifredi, & Newcomer 15 year - Harris & Shepard 20 year - Creekmore,, Dabbs, Donohue, Green...

02/11/2024

The Gato was the first boat not Cavalla fitted with the DDS. I served on both submarines,

Dry deck shelters aboard US submarines turn these feared ship-hunters into underwater bases for Navy SEALs.