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	60k	Leonard Foster Mason was born in Middlesborough, Kentucky, 22 February 1920. He later moved to Lima, Ohio, and enlisted in the Marine Corps in April 1943. Promoted to private first class in March 1943, Mason was sent to the Pacific war zone in October. Mason landed on Guam as part of Company E, 2nd Battalion, Third Marine Division, 22 July 1944. Two enemy machine guns opened fire on Mason’s platoon while the men traversed a gully. Acting on his own intiative, he attacked the enemy position from the rear. Although wounded many times in the upper body, Mason cleared out the hostile position, and rejoined his platoon to report on the action. Mason died of his wounds aboard a hospital ship the next day and was buried at sea. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Photo from the USMC History Division.		Bill Gonyo
USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852)
	73k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	92k	Early post war, location unknown.		Marc Piché
	63k	Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.		Mike Smolinski
	91k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	129k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	181k	USS Leonard F. Mason (DD 852) off Mare Island on September 20, 1950. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	112k	Amidships looking forward plan view of USS Leonard F. Mason (DD 852) with USS Stickell (DD 888) inboard at Mare Island on 28 Sep 1950. USS Leonard F. Mason was in overhaul at the yard from 31 July to 6 Oct 1950.		Darryl Baker
	116k	Amidships looking forward plan view of USS Stickell (DD 888) with USS Leonard F. Mason (DD 852) outboard at Mare Island on 28 Sep 1950. Stickell was in overhaul at the yard from 28 July to 6 Oct 1950.		Darryl Baker
	109k	Stern view of USS Leonard F. Mason (DD 852) and USS Stickell (DD 888) at Mare Island on September 28, 1950.		Darryl Baker
	114k	Aft plan view of USS Stickell (DD 888) with USS Leonard F. Mason (DD 852) outboard at Mare Island on 28 Sep 1950.		Darryl Baker
	94k	Off the rugged Korean coast, while on a bombardment mission. Photograph is dated 5 September 1951, but was taken earlier in the year, as Leonard F. Mason left the Western Pacific for the U.S. in late July 1951. Note snowy mountainsides in the background. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.		Fred Weiss
	175k	August 21 1956, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	191k	From the USS Dixie (AD 14) photo lab dated September 14, 1956. Photo from the files of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	152k	USS Currituck (AV-7), USS Rupertus (DD-851), USS Henry W. Tucker (DD-875), USS George K. Mackenzie (DD-836 and USS Leonard F. Mason at Okinawa circa 1961-1962.		Gary Priolo
	139k	As above.		Gary Priolo
	224k	Hong Kong, April 10 1966		© Richard Leonhardt
	38k	San Francisco July 1972.		Marc Piché
	50k	USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852), at Naval Station, San Diego, California, May 1974. Photo by David Faige.		Robert Hurst
	231k	May 5 1974, photo by PHC C. C. Curtis, NPC KN-21911.		Ed Zajkowski
Welcome Aboard pamphlet - circa 1975				Wolfgang Hechler
	125k	Wellington, NZ, November 30 1975.		Chris Howell
	50k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	65k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	35k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
ROCS Suī Yáng [綏陽]
	50k	Underway June 11 1989, location unknown.		Robert Hurst

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