SILVERSIDES, USS (Submarine) - View this location on map The top-ranked surviving submarine, with 23 confirmed sinkings, she saw service during all of World War II and was awarded 12 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation for that service. Her mission was to stop raw materials and supplies--oil, bauxite, rubber, coal, food, and iron ore--from reaching Japan. Naval Reserve Center, Muskegon,, Michigan Cultural, Kids SILVERSIDES, USS (Submarine) - View this location on map The top-ranked surviving submarine, with 23 confirmed sinkings, she saw service during all of World War II and was awarded 12 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation for that service. Her mission was to stop raw materials and supplies--oil, bauxite, rubber, coal, food, and iron ore--from reaching Japan. Naval Reserve Center, Muskegon,, Michigan Cultural, Kids

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