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Karl William
Koch, Jr.
Mrs. Koch and son Karl with his pet snakes
Rank/Rate Quartermaster, Second Class Birth Date February 18, 1936 From Torrington, Connecticut Decorations Submarine USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656) Loss Date December 7, 1968 Location Off eastern seaboard of the United States Circumstances Drowned in an accident in the line of duty Remarks Some sources list him as an ETC (SS/DV). Photo shows Karl at 14 with his mother. He had thirty snakes as pets. Photo courtesy of Mary Mihovich, researcher. Information courtesy of shipmates J. J. Del Core and Roger Britain.
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