Claude Joseph Benbennick

Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	852 97 31
Birth Date	May 4, 1924
From	Chicago, Illinois
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Swordfish (SS-193)
Loss Date	January 12, 1945
Location	Near Yaku Island off Kyushu, Japan
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Claude was born in Cleveland, Ohio.

Photo courtesy of Matthew Benbennick. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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Benbennick, Claude Joseph