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Peter Paul Swinconos

Peter Paul Swinconos

Peter is on the left. The name of the other man is unknown.

Purple HeartPrisoner of War Medal

Rank/Rate Painter, First Class
Service Number 305 20 65
Birth Date October 19, 1907
From Beloit, Wisconsin
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)
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Photo courtesy of Cynthia Cranmer, niece, via Norm Rutan. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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