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Lynwood Norman Deaton

Lynwood Norman Deaton

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Torpedoman's Mate, First Class
Service Number 262 23 13
Birth Date September 30, 1918
From Liberty, North Carolina
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Loss Date October 11, 1943
Location In La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan
Circumstances Sunk by a combination of air attack and depth charging
Remarks Lynwood was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Photo courtesy of Paul Deaton, nephew.

 

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