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Wayne Thomas Avery

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Wayne Thomas Avery Veteran

Birth
Nebraska, USA
Death
9 May 1945 (aged 18)
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Burial
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec-34 Lot-248 Sp-2
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The record written by the USS England is unsurpassed in the annals of antisubmarine warfare. In the last two weeks of May, 1944, England destroyed six Japanese submarines: I-16, RO-106, RO-104, RO-116, RO-108 and RO-105. Less than one year later, 9 May 1945, England was severely damaged by a Japanese kamikaze attack. The casualties were severe. Amoung the Crew Killed in Action was Wayne T.Avery.
The record written by the USS England is unsurpassed in the annals of antisubmarine warfare. In the last two weeks of May, 1944, England destroyed six Japanese submarines: I-16, RO-106, RO-104, RO-116, RO-108 and RO-105. Less than one year later, 9 May 1945, England was severely damaged by a Japanese kamikaze attack. The casualties were severe. Amoung the Crew Killed in Action was Wayne T.Avery.

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