Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	279 59 10
Birth Date	March 20, 1920
From	Gales Ferry, Connecticut
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grunion (SS-216)
Loss Date	July 30, 1942
Location	Near entrance to Kiska Harbor, Alaska
Circumstances	Sunk by armed Japanese freighter Kano Maru
Remarks	John was originally from Marion, Ohio.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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