Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	653 18 58
Birth Date	September 3, 1922
From	Renton, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date	October 25, 1944
Location	Formosa Strait near Turnabout Island
Circumstances	Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks	John was born in Wilpen, Pennsylvania.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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