# Dudley W. Morton

> Dudley Walker Morton, nicknamed "Mushmouth" or "Mush", was a submarine commander of the United States Navy during World War II. He was commander of the USS Wahoo (SS-238) during its third through seventh patrols. Wahoo was one of the most-celebrated submarines of World War II, as it sank at least 19 Japanese ships, more than any other submarine of the time. Morton and Wahoo disappeared in 1943 during a transit of La Pérouse Strait. He was legally declared deceased three years later.

*Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1907-1943)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1907-07-17
- **Died:** 1943-10-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dudley_W._Morton)
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- [Dudley Walker Morton](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Walker_Morton)
- [Dudley W. Morton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_W._Morton)
- [ダドリー・W・モートン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BBW%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3)
- [Dudley Morton](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Morton)
- [达德利·沃克·莫顿](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BE%BE%E5%BE%B7%E5%88%A9%C2%B7%E6%B2%83%E5%85%8B%C2%B7%E8%8E%AB%E9%A1%BF)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q326222)

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