Mason, William Barton, Jr., LCDR

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Last Rank
Lieutenant Commander

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1943-1943, USS Capelin (SS-289)

Service Years
1933 - 1943

Lieutenant Commander

Lieutenant Commander

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Home State

Virginia

Virginia

Year of Birth
1915

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Casualty Info

Home Town Orange, VA	Last Address Orange, VA

Casualty Date Dec 02, 1943
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Manila American Cemetery and Memorial - Manila, Philippines	Wall/Plot Coordinates (cenotaph)

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Last Known Activity:

The USS Capelin (SS-289) began her second war patrol on 17 November 1943, but was never heard from after she left for her patrol. Although Japanese records suggest an attack was made on 23 November, the information is incomplete, and the cause of the Capelin's loss is unknown. Lieutenant Commander Mason was listed as Missing in Action and officially declared dead 10 January 1946.

1933-1937, United States Naval Academy

FromYear 1933	ToYear 1937
College United States Naval Academy
Major Engineering

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Last Updated:Jan 19, 2010

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