Cmdr. D. W. "Mush" Morton, USN / Wahoo

Cmdr. D. W. "Mush" Morton, USN / Wahoo (HM1O57)

Location: Nortonville, KY 42442 Hopkins County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 10.975', W 87° 27.385'

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Cmdr. D. W. "Mush" Morton, USN


This World War II hero spent his early youth & attended elementary school in Nortonville, high school in Madisonville. Graduated from U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in 1930. Became commanding officer of the submarine, Wahoo. Morton received his first award of the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism during action against enemy forces in the Pacific.

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Wahoo


The Wahoo, with "Mush" Morton as its commanding officer, sank 31,890 tons of Japanese shipping. Wahoo left Pearl Harbor Sept. 9, 1943, headed for Sea of Japan but was lost through enemy action. Morton was awarded four Navy Crosses and the Army Distinguished Service Cross; his submarine won the Presidential Unit Citation for outstanding performance in combat.
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HM NumberHM1O57
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Marker Number1612
Year Placed1977
Placed ByThe Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways
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Date Added Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015 at 9:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 459487 N 4115261
Decimal Degrees37.18291667, -87.45641667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 10.975', W 87° 27.385'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 10' 58.5" N, 87° 27' 23.1" W
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Area Code(s)270
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Cs-4002, Nortonville KY 42442, US
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