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Casualty Info
Home Town Altoona, PA
Last Address Altoona, PA
Casualty Date Sep 17, 1943
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Lost At Sea-Unrecovered
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Calvary Cemetery - Altoona, Pennsylvania
Wall/Plot Coordinates 6 E-1/2-5 (memorial)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
MM3 Donald Masucci was a graduate of Altoona High School in Altoona, PA. Before joining the Navy, he was working for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
USS Pompano 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. Machinist's Mate Third Class Masucci was listed as missing in action and later declared dead 4 January 1946.
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Service number: 6531808
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