Rank/Rate	Ship's Cook, Second Class
Service Number	652 02 72
Birth Date	May 22, 1922
From	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date	June 1, 1944
Location	Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances	Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
Remarks	John was born in Washington, Pennsylvania.

Photo courtesy of Oscar W. Wynn, CSC(SS), friend. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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