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Ralph Junior Youngman

Ralph Junior Youngman (r)
Ralph (right) with buddy at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Fireman, Second Class
Service Number 283 53 20
Birth Date July 22, 1920
From Cleveland, Ohio
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
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Photo courtesy of Mrs. Betty Krueger, sister.  Information courtesy of Tina Youngman, niece.

 

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