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Rank/Rate |
Electrician's Mate, Second Class |
Service Number |
375 92 54 |
Birth Date |
November 5, 1919 |
From |
Milwaukie, Oregon |
Decorations |
Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal |
Ship |
USS Canopus (AS-9) |
Date of Death |
October 24, 1944 |
Location |
Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru |
Circumstances |
Died when Arisan Maru, transporting
Allied Prisoners of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by USS Shark (SS-314) |
Remarks |
Frank was born in Eureka, California. |
Photo courtesy of Jan A. Abeita. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
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