George W. Grider
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Midshipman 1C Yearbook Photo
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| Birth name | George William Grider |
| Nickname(s) | "Gindy" |
| Born |
October 1, 1912 Memphis, Tennessee |
| Died | March 20, 1991 (aged 78) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1936–1947 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held |
USS Flasher (SS-249) USS Cubera (SS-347) |
| Other work | U.S. Representative |
George William Grider (October 1, 1912 – March 20, 1991) was a United States Naval Officer, an attorney, and a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1965 to 1967.
Grider was born in Memphis, Tennessee, son of John MacGavock Grider, (killed in action, World War I, aviation), and the brother of John Grider. As a youth, he attended the public schools and received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland where he was graduated and received his naval commission in 1936. While at Annapolis, he married in secret in contravention to USNA regulations, and was officially married in 1938.
After Grider's commission as an Ensign, he was assigned to the USS Mississippi (BB-41), as catapult officer, and subsequently to the USS Rathburne (DD-113).
After this service Grider was assigned to the Navy's Submarine Warfare School, and following his successful completion of its requirements was assigned to one of the World War II era's most accomplished submarines, the USS Skipjack (SS-184).
Grider was serving as an instructor at the Fleet Sonar School in San Diego, California at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack, and then assigned to a submarine deployed in the defense of San Diego during the time after the attack when both naval and civilian officials wondered if the attack was to be followed by an attempted Japanese invasion of the West Coast.
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