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USS Batfish (SS-310) / Batfish Fundraising
« on: August 11, 2009, 11:55:49 AM »
Henry Primeaux, a Tulsa auto dealer, AFL 2 team owner and former reservist who served aboard the USS Batfish during 1959 and 1960, is taking the fundraising helm for the Batfish. His short-term goal is to raise $160K in the next six weeks to cover the cost of painting the boat. His desire is to go back to the original WWII color scheme. Overall, he would like to raise $1M for the Batfish preservation and other museum projects.
Today he spoke with Senator Jim Inhofe and has received his full support. Mr. Inhofe is going to try and obtain the boat's original guns and attempt to obtain a retired dive trainer from subscol and create an attraction at the War Memorial Park where visitors can experience a depth charging, angles and dangles, etc.
To help generate revenue for the museum, he is having challenge coins made. He has also ordered shirts and hats for resale at the museum.
In addition he has commissioned, Mike Wimmer, a local Muskogee artist, to paint the Batfish in a wartime setting which will be displayed at the museum.
Today he spoke with Senator Jim Inhofe and has received his full support. Mr. Inhofe is going to try and obtain the boat's original guns and attempt to obtain a retired dive trainer from subscol and create an attraction at the War Memorial Park where visitors can experience a depth charging, angles and dangles, etc.
To help generate revenue for the museum, he is having challenge coins made. He has also ordered shirts and hats for resale at the museum.
In addition he has commissioned, Mike Wimmer, a local Muskogee artist, to paint the Batfish in a wartime setting which will be displayed at the museum.