Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	02504133
Birth Date	November 24, 1918
From	West Homestead, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grunion (SS-216)
Loss Date	July 30, 1942
Location	Near entrance to Kiska Harbor, Alaska
Circumstances	Probably sunk by armed Japanese freighter Kano Maru
Remarks	Jack was born in Lincoln Place, Pennsylvania.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.  Additional information courtesy of Ken McCarthy.

 

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