On Eternal Patrol - Kenneth Leroy Chaffin

On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of World War II

Kenneth Leroy Chaffin

Kenneth Leroy Chaffin with brother Elmer
Kenneth (left) with his brother, Elmer

Rank/Rate Seaman, First Class

Service Number 311 98 70

Birth Date January 7, 1924

From Jackson, Michigan

Decorations Purple Heart

Submarine USS Grampus (SS-207)

Loss Date March 5, 1943

Location In or near Blackett Strait

Circumstances Lost at sea, cause unknown

Remarks Kenneth's brother, Elmer, was lost on USS Amberjack (SS-219).

Photo courtesy of Mary Bentz and Mary Ann Richardson. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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