Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	250 41 33
Birth Date	November 25, 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	Sunk by armed Japanese freighter Kano Maru
Remarks	Jack was born in Lincoln Place, Pennsylvania.

Photo courtesy of Lila Beardsley, sister.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer and Ken McCarthy.

 

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