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Rank/Rate |
Specialist, First Class |
Service Number |
402 71 86 |
Birth Date |
August 16, 1915 |
From |
Hollywood, California |
Decorations |
Silver Star, Purple Heart, Prisoner of
War Medal |
Command |
Part of a Special Reconnaissance
Detachment carried aboard USS Burrfish (SS-312) |
Loss Date |
August 20, 1944* |
Location |
Gagil Tomil, Yap |
Circumstances |
Taken prisoner while on reconnaissance
mission. Executed in captivity. |
Remarks |
John was born in Tarrytown, New York. |
*Date of capture, according to Japanese
sources. Photo and information from Sue Ann Dunford, author of
More Than
Scuttlebutt - U.S. Navy Demolition Men in WWII.
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