Willis Lent
Willis Ashford Lent (January 5, 1904 – August 28, 1959), nicknamed "Pilly", was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Serving as commanding officer of the Tambor class submarine USS Triton during the Second World War, Lent made the first torpedo attack against the Japanese of the war.
Read more about Willis Lent: Early Life, First Patrol, Second Patrol, Third Patrol, Battle of Midway, Subsequent Wartime Career, Postwar
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