Rank/Rate: Machinist’s Mate, First Class

Service Number: 295 24 23

Birth Date: April 24, 1917

From: Nashville, Tennessee

Decorations: Silver Star, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal

Ship: USS Pigeon (ASR-6)

Date of Death: December 7, 1944

Location: Prisoner of War Camp, Mukden, China

Circumstances: Killed in a B-29 air raid on the camp

Remarks: While serving on PT-32, Herbert received the Silver Star for his participation in the transfer of Gen. Douglas MacArthur from the Philippines to Australia. Photo and information courtesy of Steve Schmoldt.

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS Pigeon (ASR-6)

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Pigeon (ASR-6)

Find a Grave Memorial: Herbert Wayne Grizzard, Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Tennessee