Rank/Rate	Chief Motor Machinist's Mate
Service Number	261 86 52
Birth Date	January 5, 1915
From	Asheville, North Carolina
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grayling (SS-209)
Loss Date	September 9, 1943
Location	In or near Tablas Strait, Philippine Islands
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Some sources, including his birth certificate, list his full name as John Francis Eugene Chockley.  John was born in Paint Rock, North Carolina.

Photo courtesy of Mike Lanning, grandnephew.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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