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Francis William Simunaci

Francis William Simunaci

 

Rank/Rate Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number 316 74 70
Birth Date February 21, 1920
From New Castle, Pennsylvania
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Corvina (SS-226)
Loss Date November 16, 1943
Location Just south of Truk
Circumstances Probably sunk by Japanese submarine I-176
Remarks Francis was born in Atlantic, Iowa.

Photo courtesy of Joel Gilfert. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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