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Rank/Rate |
Machinist's Mate, First Class |
Service Number |
356 04 02 |
Birth Date |
March 2, 1920 |
From |
Creede, Colorado |
Decorations |
Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal |
Ship |
USS Pigeon
(ASR-6) |
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 |
Ralph was born in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. |
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