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Leon Clinton "Bud" Smith

Leon Clinton Smith

Purple Heart 

Rank/Rate Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number 272 23 05
Birth Date April 3, 1919
From Richmond, California
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Capelin (SS-289)
Loss Date December 2, 1943
Location Off Celebes possibly off Kaoe Bay
Circumstances Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks Leon was born in Illmo, Scott County, Missouri.

Photo courtesy of Lowell D Hamilton.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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