On Eternal Patrol - Samuel Reed Dighton, Jr.

On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of World War II

Samuel Reed Dighton, Jr.

Samuel Reed Dighton, Jr.

Rank/Rate Lieutenant

Service Number O-098094

Birth Date December 13, 1917

From Sanford, Florida

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 Samuel was born in Savannah, Georgia. Some sources list him as a Lieutenant, Junior Grade.

Photo courtesy of Sam Dighton via Vickie Rodgers. Information courtesy of Mary Bentz.

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