Rank/Rate	Fireman, First Class
Service Number	634 88 50
Birth Date	November 22, 1919
From	Grayson, Kentucky
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Cisco (SS-290)
Loss Date	September 28, 1943
Location	In the Sulu Sea west of Mindanao, Philippine Islands
Circumstances	Probably sunk by air and surface attack
Remarks	John was born in Carter County, Kentucky.

Photos courtesy of Byron Buck, cousin. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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  Buck, John Edward, Sr.