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Wilbur Jerome Mason

Wilbur Jerome Mason

 

Rank/Rate Lieutenant Commander
Service Number O-082634
Birth Date January 9, 1916
From Iron River, Michigan
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date June 1, 1944
Location Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
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Information courtesy of Les Mason, nephew. Photo colorization courtesy of Mark J. Bostic.

 

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