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Eugene Arthur Gammon

Eugene Arthur Gammon

Bronze StarPurple HeartPrisoner of War Medal

Rank/Rate Boatswain (Warrant Officer from June 25, 1942)
Service Number 196600
Birth Date June 3, 1915 
From Livermore, Colorado
Decorations Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death October 24, 1944
Location Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru
Circumstances Died when Arisan Maru, transporting Allied Prisoners of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by USS Shark (SS-314)
Remarks Eugene was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  The photo above was taken in San Diego in 1934.

Photo courtesy of Sandra Gammon, cousin.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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