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John Francis McTavish

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 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Seaman, First Class
Service Number 328 59 53
Birth Date February 1, 1921
From Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Sculpin (SS-191)
Loss Date November 19, 1943
Location North of Oroluk Island near Truk
Circumstances Sunk by Japanese destroyer
Remarks

John was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He grew up in and enlisted from Minnesota.

Please note that most sources mistakenly spell the island's name "Groluk."

 

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