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Karl William Koch, Jr.

Karl William Koch, Jr.

 Mrs. Koch and son Karl with his pet snakes

Rank/Rate Quartermaster, Second Class
Birth Date February 18, 1936
From Torrington, Connecticut
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Submarine USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656)
Loss Date December 7, 1968
Location Off eastern seaboard of the United States
Circumstances Drowned in an accident in the line of duty
Remarks Some sources list him as an ETC (SS/DV). Photo shows Karl at 14 with his mother. He had thirty snakes as pets.

Photo courtesy of Mary Mihovich, researcher. Information courtesy of shipmates J. J. Del Core and Roger Britain.

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