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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Max A. Wasson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Napa, California

Honored By

Mr. Donald M. Wasson

Relationship

Brother

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

FIRE CONTROLMAN AND SERVED ABOARD THE USS RENO CL-96 ANTI-AIRCRAFT CRUISER IN THE PACIFIC. SHIP WAS HIT BY A TORPEDO AT MIDNIGHT ON NOVEMBER 3, 1944. HE HAD DECIDED TO SLEEP THAT NIGHT IN THE AFT DIRECTOR, HIS BATTLE STATION. IF HE HAD SLEPT IN HIS BERTH THAT NIGHT, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. SURVIVED THE WAR AND SERVED THE NAVY AS A CIVILIAN FOR 25 YEARS.