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Noah Blackman Lee Jr.
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Noah Blackman Lee Jr.

Birth
Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA
Death
4 May 1945 (aged 18)
At Sea
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
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Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until May 25, 1946.

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Noah served as a Seaman First Class, U.S.S. Lagarto (SS-371), U.S. Navy during World War II.

He resided in Johnston County, North Carolina prior to the war.

The U.S.S. Lagarto was sunk by the Japanese minelayer Hatsutaka in the Gulf of Siam during the war.

Noah was declared "Missing In Action" in the Largarto's sinking.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 6577454

Noah also has a "Cenotaph" in the Riverside Cemetery, Smithfield, North Carolina.
" Click Here " for that record.

The Lagarto lost all 88 crew members in this sinking and received one battle star for World War II service.

Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

Special thanks to:
Janice Hollandsworth for finding that this record was not recorded at Manila!

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Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until May 25, 1946.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Noah served as a Seaman First Class, U.S.S. Lagarto (SS-371), U.S. Navy during World War II.

He resided in Johnston County, North Carolina prior to the war.

The U.S.S. Lagarto was sunk by the Japanese minelayer Hatsutaka in the Gulf of Siam during the war.

Noah was declared "Missing In Action" in the Largarto's sinking.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 6577454

Noah also has a "Cenotaph" in the Riverside Cemetery, Smithfield, North Carolina.
" Click Here " for that record.

The Lagarto lost all 88 crew members in this sinking and received one battle star for World War II service.

Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

Special thanks to:
Janice Hollandsworth for finding that this record was not recorded at Manila!

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  • Created by: Russ Pickett
  • Added: Sep 9, 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169689362/noah_blackman-lee: accessed ), memorial page for Noah Blackman Lee Jr. (18 Jul 1926–4 May 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 169689362, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).