The USS Mason (DE-529) was commissioned in 1944 with a crew of 160 African-American enlisted and officers. A Evarts-class destroyer escort, provided protection for other naval vessels in the Atlantic Ocean.

The USS Mason (DE-529) was commissioned in 1944 with a crew of 160 African-American enlisted and officers. A Evarts-class destroyer escort, provided protection for other naval vessels in the Atlantic Ocean.