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Richard Albert West

 Richard Albert West

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number 413 49 62
Birth Date July 15, 1924
From San Francisco, California
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Albacore (SS-218)
Loss Date November 7, 1944
Location Near 41° 49'N x 141° 11'E, off northern Japan
Circumstances Sunk by a mine
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Photo and information courtesy of Russell Johnson, nephew.

 

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