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Metzger, Lester Lavern, TM1c.
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Casualty Info
Home Town North Bend, NE
Last Address North Bend, NE
Casualty Date Apr 18, 1944
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location South China Sea
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 1 (cenotaph)
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
The Gudgeon (SS-211) left on her 12th patrol 4 April 1944, checked in at Johnson Island on 7 April and was never heard from again. Her loss is a mystery. On 7 June 1944, she was officially declared lost and presumed lost. Torpedoman's Mate First Class Metzger was listed as Missing in Action and later declared dead 15 January 1946.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 3165498
Submarine war patrols:
USS Seadragon (SS-194) - 1st and 2nd
USS Snapper (SS-185) - 3rd through 6th
USS Gudgeon (SS-211) - 9th through 12th
