Worthington, Wesley Willard, Jr., EM2

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Last Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
Last Primary NEC
EM-0000-Electrician's Mate
Last Rating/NEC Group
Electrician's Mate
Primary Unit
1943-1944, RM-0000, USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
Service Years
1941 - 1944
EM-Electrician's Mate

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Home State
Tennessee
Tennessee
Year of Birth
1923
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Memphis, TN
Last Address
3698 Rhea Ave
Memphis, TN

Casualty Date
Apr 18, 1944
 
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 2 (cenotaph)

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Last Known Activity:


The USS 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. Electricians Mate Second Class was listed as Missing in Action and later declared dead 15 January 1946.

   
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Service number: 2960091

Submarine war patrols: USS Gudgeon (SS-211) - 9th through 12th

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