Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	628 73 56
Birth Date	October 5, 1920
From	Corning, Kansas
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Trigger (SS-237)
Loss Date	March 28, 1945
Location	In area 32° 16'N to 30° 40'N by 132° 05'E to 127° 50'E
Circumstances	Probably sunk by air and surface attack
Remarks	Joseph was born in Goff, Kansas. He was also entitled to wear the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Submarine Warfare Insignia, and the Combat Patrol Pin.

Photo courtesy of Roger L. Boeding and Roger Gudenkauf, nephews. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

Home   Presentation   WWII   Pre-WWII   Post-WWII     Sources  

Related Links   Privacy   Contact Us

  Boeding, Joseph Martin