By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jon Erickson, USS
Frank Cable Public Affairs
POLARIS POINT, Guam (NNS) -- A Ship's Chapel Dedication and
Naming Ceremony took place aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40)
in the ship's chapel Jan. 30.
The ship's chapel was named in honor of Lt. j.g. Anthony
James Conway, a U.S. Navy Reserve chaplain, who was attached to the Third
Marine Division during World War II and was the only Navy chaplain killed in
the liberation of Guam.
"The importance of dedicating our ship's chapel is to
remember Chaplain Anthony James Conway who loved God and his country and gave
his life in their service," said Lt. Matthew Prince, a chaplain assigned
to Frank Cable. "Since the Frank Cable is homeported in Guam, we wanted
our ship's chapel to be named after a chaplain who had served in Guam."
"Naming the chapel also gives our chapel a sense of
identity," said Lt. Cmdr. John Miyahara, Frank Cable's command chaplain. "There
has been confusion about the location of chapel events between the ship's
chapel and Naval Base Guam's chapel."
Miyahara also said naming the chapel after Conway helps
connect the ship to the history of Guam and the sacrifices service members made
during the liberation of Guam.
"By remembering and modeling such love and service,
Frank Cable Sailors continue Conway's legacy here on Guam and the Navy's
traditions," added Prince.
Frank Cable, forward-deployed to the island of Guam,
conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed in
the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility.
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