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Joseph Steve Erdey

Joseph Steve Erdey

 

Rank/Rate Electrician's Mate, Third Class
Service Number 274 81 97
Birth Date July 20, 1920
From Hammond, Louisiana
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Loss Date October 11, 1943
Location In La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan
Circumstances Sunk by a combination of air attack and depth charging
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Photo courtesy of Rodney N. Erdey, nephew, and information courtesy of David Bencaz, grandnephew.

 

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