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Walter Levis Shaffer

Walter Levis Shaffer

Legion of MeritPurple Heart

Rank/Rate Lieutenant Commander
Service Number O-085363
Birth Date April 11, 1916
From Reading, Pennsylvania
Decorations Legion of Merit with Gold Star, Purple Heart
Submarine USS Scamp (SS-277)
Loss Date November 16, 1944
Location Off Inubo Saki near Tokyo Bay
Circumstances Probably lost in a depth charge attack
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Photo courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
 

 

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