Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, First Class
Service Number	265 71 83
Birth Date	January 14, 1918
From	Phoebus, Virginia
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 Warwick County, Virginia.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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