In recognition of his service, Mason had an Evarts-class destroyer escort named for him: the USS Mason. The USS Mason was one of the first US Navy ships to be manned predominantly by African-American sailors, along with the submarine chaser PC-1264; of her 204-man crew, 160 were Black. During World War II, the USS Mason partook in the Battle of the Atlantic, safeguarding Allied convoys against attacks from U-boats.