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John Morris Foster

John Morris Foster

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Torpedoman's Mate, First Class
Service Number 623 89 01
Birth Date October 11, 1920
From Detroit, Michigan
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date October 25, 1944
Location Formosa Strait near Turnabout Island
Circumstances Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks John was originally from Rossiter, Pennsylvania.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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