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Walter Joseph Smoter

Walter Joseph Smoter

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Electrician's Mate, Third Class
Service Number 611 39 50
Birth Date January 22, 1922
From Chicago, Illinois
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Runner (SS-275)
Loss Date July 11, 1943
Location North of Hokkaido, Japan
Circumstances Probably sunk by a mine
Remarks Walter was born in Poland.  His last name
is misspelled as "Smother" in some sources.

Photo courtesy of Mike Clifford.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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