Mannert Lincoln Abele
Hometown, StateNewton Highlands, Massachusetts
Branch of ServiceNavy
Date of Incident07/30/1942
ConflictWorld War II 1941-1945
IncidentThe Battle of the Aleutian Islands 6/3/42 - 8/24/43
RankLieutenant Commander
UnitUSS Grunion (SS 216)
StatusMissing in Action
Lieutenant Commander Abele was a crew member aboard the USS Grunion which was lost in the Bering Sea with all hands as a result of damage caused by one of her torpedoes which missed its target and circled back and struck the submerged submarine. Commander Abele is listed on the Tablets of the Missing in Honolulu, Hawaii. Narrative submitted with enrollment

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