USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852)
USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy, She was named for Private First Class Leonard F. Mason USMC (1920–1944), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Battle of Guam.
Leonard F. Mason was laid down on 2 May 1945 by Bethlehem Steel Co.'s Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched on 4 January 1946; sponsored by Mrs. Hillary Mason, mother of PFC Mason; and commissioned on 28 June 1946, Commander S. D. B. Merrill in command.
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