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Salvatore Balestrieri

Salvatore Balestrieri

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Ensign
Service Number O-282791
Birth Date May 14, 1920
From Buffalo, New York
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
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Photo and information courtesy of Mrs. Eleanor Petkovsky, sister.

 

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