Rank/Rate	Signalman, Third Class
Service Number	878 97 32
Birth Date	March 12, 1925
From	San Diego, California
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 born in Darien, Connecticut.

Photo courtesy of Linda Poll.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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