USS Lizardfish (SS-373)

USS Lizardfish (SS-373), a Balao-class submarine, was a boat of the United States Navy named for the lizardfish, a slender marine fish having a scaly, lizard-like head and large mouth. Lizardfish (SS-373) was laid down 14 March 1944 by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI; launched 16 July 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Lansdale G. Sasscer; wife of Congressman Sasscer of Maryland; and commissioned 30 December 1944, Cmdr. Ovid M. Butler in command. Cmdr. Butler served 30 years in the Navy retiring as a Captain in Alexandria, Va. His wife, Dorothy Day Butler, daughters Molly Goodenough (Neil), Barbara Davis(Rob), Sally Butler Runion (Joe Runion) and son Robert Butler (Nancy) were his family.

USS Lizardfish (SS-373)

USS Lizardfish (SS-373), a Balao-class submarine, was a boat of the United States Navy named for the lizardfish, a slender marine fish having a scaly, lizard-like head and large mouth. Lizardfish (SS-373) was laid down 14 March 1944 by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI; launched 16 July 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Lansdale G. Sasscer; wife of Congressman Sasscer of Maryland; and commissioned 30 December 1944, Cmdr. Ovid M. Butler in command. Cmdr. Butler served 30 years in the Navy retiring as a Captain in Alexandria, Va. His wife, Dorothy Day Butler, daughters Molly Goodenough (Neil), Barbara Davis(Rob), Sally Butler Runion (Joe Runion) and son Robert Butler (Nancy) were his family.