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Elmer Franklin Crain, Jr.

Elmer Franklin Crain, Jr.

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Ensign
Service Number O-282810
Birth Date February 13, 1921
From Dallas, Texas
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Trout (SS-202)
Loss Date February 29, 1944
Location 22° 40' N x 131° 45' E, in the Philippines Basin
Circumstances Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks Elmer was born in Pittsburg, Texas.

Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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