Rank/Rate	Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Service Number	O-282865
Birth Date	January 20, 1922
From	Williamson, West Virginia
Decorations
Submarine	USS Cabrilla (SS-288)
Loss Date	April 7, 1945
Location	41-40 N, 144-52 E, off Kurile Islands
Circumstances	Lost overboard
Remarks	Lieutenant (junior grade) Pinson "was engaged in making repairs by order of the Commanding officer. The night was dark, the sky was overcast. A moderate sea caused the vessel to roll about five degrees to each side. Ice may have been on the deck, but none had been observed. Water temperature was 30 degrees F./ air temperature, 32 degrees F. The deceased was walking aft toward the bridge. Shortly thereafter, the officer-of-the-deck heard him cry out. Recovery maneuvers were initiated at once. A search was unsuccessful. The deceased was dressed in heavy arctic clothing."

 

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