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Oscar Finkelstein

Oscar Finkelstein

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Torpedoman's Mate, Third Class
Service Number 647 45 92
Birth Date May 6, 1914
From Far Rockaway, New York
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Loss Date October 11, 1943
Location In La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan
Circumstances Sunk by a combination of air attack and depth charging
Remarks Oscar was born in Brooklyn, New York.

Photo courtesy of Anthony Michaels, son.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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