Rank/Rate	Ship's Cook, Third Class
Service Number	06631208
Birth Date	April 16, 1922
From	Washington, D. C.
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Sculpin (SS-191)
Loss Date	November 19, 1943
Location	North of Groluk Island near Truk
Circumstances	Sunk by Japanese destroyer
Remarks	John was originally from Parris Island, South Carolina.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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  Kennon, John Bowers, Jr.