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Laurel Kenneth Johnson

Laurel Kenneth Johnson

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Seaman, Second Class
Service Number 553 83 21
Birth Date November 2, 1925
From Clovis, New Mexico
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date June 1, 1944
Location Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
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Photo courtesy of Cynthia Weaver, niece. Photo colorization courtesy of Mark J. Bostic.

 

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