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  • Willis Lent
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  • 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.
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serviceyears
  • 1925
Birth Date
  • 1904-01-05
Commands
Branch
death place
  • New London, Connecticut
Nickname
  • "Pilly"
Name
  • Willis A. Lent
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Awards
death date
  • 1959-08-28
Rank
  • 30
Battles
laterwork
  • General Dynamics Corporation
  • Electric Boat Division
abstract
  • 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.