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Casualty Info
Home Town Conway, AR
Last Address Canalou, AR
Casualty Date Sep 17, 1943
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 3 (cenotaph)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
USS Pompano (SS-181) left for her patrol on 20 August 1943, heading towards the Japanese coast. She was never heard from again and is presumed to have been lost to enemy mines. Torpedoman's Mate, Second Class Gipson was listed as Missing in Action and later declared dead 4 January 1946.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 3374842
Submarine war patrols: USS Pompano (SS-181) - 1st through 7th
Some sources have TM2 Gipson's first name spelled "Veldeane", but the official Navy muster rolls have it spelled "Veldean". Also, some sources list Jerusalem, AR as his place of birth while his WWII draft card has it listed as Conway, AR.
The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
