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Peter Smetana

Peter Smetana

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Boatswain's Mate, Second Class
Service Number 250 43 43
Birth Date March 29, 1918
From New Castle, Pennsylvania
Decorations Purple Heart
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death May 6, 1942
Location Manila Bay area, Philippine Islands
Circumstances Killed in action
Remarks Peter was born in Minersville, Pennsylvania.
Some sources list him as a Coxswain.

Photo courtesy of Norm Rutan. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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