On Eternal Patrol - Walter Edward Lawton

On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of the U.S. Navy

Walter Edward Lawton

Walter Edward Lawton

Rank/Rate Chief Electrician's Mate

Service Number 180 71 22

Birth Date July 28, 1898

From North Weymouth, Massachusetts

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Submarine USS S-51 (SS-162)

Loss Date September 25, 1925

Location Off Block Island, Rhode Island

Circumstances Sank after collision with SS City of Rome

Remarks Walter was born in Groton, Connecticut. Some sources list him as an Electrician's Mate, First Class.

Photo courtesy of Ric Hedman.

Walter Edward Lawton marker

Photo courtesy of Wayne Mitchell

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