Rank/Rate	Ensign
Service Number	O-236805
Birth Date	August 3, 1921
From	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Corvina (SS-226)
Loss Date	November 16, 1943
Location	Just south of Truk
Circumstances	Probably sunk by Japanese submarine I-176
Remarks	John was born in Plattsburgh, New York.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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