Memorial: Walter Amburn Benson Seanman First Class (SS)
Walter Amburn Benson Seanman First Class (SS)
Memorial Stone for Walter Amburn Benson
Description
Walter Amburn Benson, Seaman, First Class was born on June 26,1920. He was from Charlotte, Michigan. He was awarded the Purple Heart. He was killed while serving on the USS Sealion SS-194, by a bomb that also hit the Sealion both boats being at the time in the Cavite Navy Yard, in the Philippine Islands. His service number was 311-45-63. Photos by Trish Bliss and from the On Eternal Patrol Page by Charles Hinman. This was one of the first submariner fatalities of WWII
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Millerburg Cemetery Charlotte MI 48813
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http://www.decklog.com/SSN-589.asp
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520-329-7068
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sign for Millerburg Cemetery, west of Charlotte, Michigan
Picture of Drawing by Lt. Cmdr. Fred Freemen, Courtesy of Theodore Roscoe, from his book "U.S. Submarine Operations of WW II", published by USNI.
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