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Van Harlan
Van Matre
Rank/Rate |
Electrician's Mate, Third Class |
Service Number |
724 52 13 |
Birth Date |
November 2, 1922 |
From |
Chicago, Illinois |
Decorations |
Purple Heart |
Submarine |
USS Herring (SS-233) |
Loss Date |
June 1, 1944 |
Location |
Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles |
Circumstances |
Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries |
Remarks |
Some sources list his birth date as July 10, 1922. |
Photo and information courtesy of Doris Dix Caruso,
cousin. Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
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