Celebrate Halloween on a Submarine

Halloween comes early for visitors to the U.S.S Cod.  The season ended September 30th for the WWII-era submarine, docked between The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Burke Lakefront Airport.  But this weekend (October 17-18,) visitors will be treated to "strange but true submarine tales" in the red light of the interior of the World War II era submarine memorial.

U.S.S. Cod director Paul Farace previews the "Halloween on a Submarine" event during this interview, and explains how the submarine ended up docked in Cleveland.

Pearl Harbor Memorial Service at the USS Cod

Photo credit: usscod.org

December 7, 1941, the date that lives in infamy will be memorialized 72 years later, when veterans of WWII, including one who was at Pearl Harbor on that fateful day.  Jack Fickle has been invited to throw a wreath into the water from the deck of the USS Cod, to honor the memory of the 2,402 American military personnel who lost their lives in the attack.


Paul Farace, Director of the USS Cod Memorial, is a World War Two historian as well as caretaker of the submarine.  In this interview, he explains how the Cod wound up in Cleveland, and tells a story of seeming supernatural intervention during one Pearl Harbor ceremony.