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Walter Amburn Benson

Walter Amburn Benson

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Seaman, First Class
Service Number 311 45 63
Birth Date June 26, 1920
From Charlotte, Michigan
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Seadragon (SS-194)
Loss Date December 10, 1941
Location Cavite Navy Yard, Philippine Islands
Circumstances Killed by bomb that also hit USS Sealion
Remarks One of first US submarine fatalities of the War

Photo courtesy of Cindy Brady via Norm Rutan.

Walter Amburn Benson - Headstone
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