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Elwood Kenneth Van Horn

Elwood Kenneth Van Horn

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Torpedoman's Mate, Third Class
Service Number 651 19 78
Birth Date December 25, 1920
From Collingswood, New Jersey
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 Elwod was born in Camden, New Jersey.

Photo and information courtesy of Charles LeSage, nephew.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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