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Paul Kessock

Paul Kessock

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Fireman, First Class
Service Number 650 50 99
Birth Date January 1, 1916
From Frackville, Pennsylvania
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 Some sources list Paul's birth date as June 15, 1916.

Photo courtesy of Theresa K. Berg, sister.  Information courtesy of Sharon (Scriven) Iwanick and Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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