Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	279 43 16
Birth Date	January 1, 1913
From	Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
Loss Date	April 18, 1944
Location	Off Iwo Jima
Circumstances	Probably sunk by air attack
Remarks	John was born in Prospect, Ohio.

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