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Paul Lewis Larson

Paul Lewis Larson

Silver Star Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Chief Pharmacist's Mate
Service Number 321 30 06
Birth Date December 26, 1920
From Los Angeles, California
Decorations Silver Star, 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 Paul was born in Irwin, Iowa. His Silver Star is not listed in some sources, and his birth date is listed as December 20, 1919 in his military personnel file.

Photo courtesy of the Shelby County Historical Museum via Lowell Silverman. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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