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Raymond Walter Christopherson

Raymond Walter Christopherson

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Torpedoman's Mate, First Class
Service Number 393 37 78
Birth Date October 29, 1921
From Spokane, Washington
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date June 1, 1944
Location Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
Remarks Raymond was born in Warren, Minnesota.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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