Rank/Rate	Fire Controlman, Second Class
Service Number	311 58 83
Birth Date	March 8, 1923
From	Manistee, Michigan
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
Remarks

Photo courtesy of Donald Victor Hornby, nephew. Photo colorization courtesy of Mark J. Bostic.

Gabe Pepera and two of his sisters

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