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Alvin Roger Tagesen

Alvin Roger Tagesen (at 16)Alvin Roger Tagesen

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Seaman, First Class
Service Number 620 15 52
Birth Date December 1, 1920
From Rockwell, Iowa
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Grampus (SS-207)
Loss Date March 5, 1943
Location In or near Blackett Strait
Circumstances Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks Alvin was a hero well before he joined the Navy.  At the age of 16,
he rescued a 4-year-old boy from drowning in an icy creek.  The
photo on the left was published in a newspaper article about the
rescue.

Photo and information courtesy of Marlene Fisher, sister.

 

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