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OF AMERICAN SUBMARINE JAPANESE CONVOY WIPED OUT. COMMANDER DECORATED.. (Special Australian Correspondent.) SYDNEY, February 15. The award of the American Distinguished Service Cross to LieutenantCbmmander Dudley W. Morton, hero of the submarine attack on Japanese vessels at Wewak and in other northern New Guinea waters last mJLth, is announced from General MacArthur’s headquarters. Morton was commander of the United States submarine Wahoo, which entered Wewak harbour on January 24 and sank an enemy destroyer. The submarine then attacked a convoy of four Japanese ships attempting to bring reinforcements to New Guinea. General MacArthur’s citation says: “By his courage and action LieutenantCommander Morton destroyed completely every vessel of this convoy, which included two cargo ships, a tanker, and a troop transport. He thus contributed outstandingly to the success of our operations in New Guinea.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 February 1943, Page 2
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135GALLANT FEAT Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 February 1943, Page 2
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