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Wardour Laverne Britain

Wardour Laverne Britain

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Chief Radioman
Service Number 368 55 57
Birth Date January 10, 1920
From Longton, Kansas
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Lagarto (SS-371)
Loss Date May 4, 1945
Location Off Malay coast near the Gulf of Siam
Circumstances Sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks Wardour was born in Elk Falls, Kansas.

Photo courtesy of Karen Duvalle, Wisconsin Maritime Museum.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer. 

 

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