Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	03006041
Birth Date	*
From	Kimberly, Wisconsin
Decorations
Submarine	USS Parche (SS-384)
Loss Date	February 10, 1945
Location	Enroute to Midway from patrol area
Circumstances	Swept overboard while converting a fuel tank to a ballast tank
Remarks	The National Archives spells his name "Van Eperson," but most other sources, including Parche's war patrol report, spell it "Van Eperen."

*Information needed.  Photo and information courtesy of Dale Mielke, shipmate.

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