The fish is the name sake of Dudley 'Mush' Morton's boat USS Wahoo (SS-238) lost when it was struck near the conning tower by an aerial bomb in the La Pérouse Strait while exiting the Sea of Japan. LCDR Morton received four Navy Crosses among other awards. With six war patrols, he ranked third among the Navy's top skippers, credited with 19 ships and 54,683 tons sunk, per JANAC.
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Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)