World War II Honoree

Augustus Howard Alston, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Augusta, Georgia

Honored By

U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.

Relationship

Shipmates

COMMANDING OFFICER USS PICKEREL SS-177. KILLED WITH ALL HANDS ONBOARD USS PICKEREL SS-177 ON 3 APRIL 1943. DECORATIONS: BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART. POST WAR RECORDS INDICATE AN ATTACK ON A SUBMARINE OFF SHIRAMUKA LIGHTHOUSE, NORTHERN HONSHU ON 3 APRIL 1943 THAT WAS MOST LIKELY USS PICKEREL SS -177. NAVAL AIRCRAFT BOMBED A SUBMERSIBLE, THEN DIRECTED MINELAYER SHIRAGAMI AND AUXILIARY SUBMARINE CHASER BUNZAN MARU TO THE SPOT WHERE THEY DROPPED TWENTY-SIX DEPTH CHARGES. A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL FLOATED TO THE SURFACE.