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Karl DeWitt Schwendener

Karl DeWitt Schwendener

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Lieutenant
Service Number O-133276
Birth Date September 30, 1916
From Glendale, California
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Swordfish (SS-193)
Loss Date January 12, 1945
Location Near Yaku Island off Kyushu, Japan
Circumstances Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks Karl was born in Los Angeles, California.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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