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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Leon Rathbun

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

East Aurora, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

Graduated from the Naval Academy in 1942 and served on the DMS Wasmuth which sank off of Alaska. Later served for two years on the USS Halford, a destroyer, in the Pacific. Joined the submarine service and participated in three war patrols until the end of the war.