Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, First Class
Service Number	623 89 01
Birth Date	October 11, 1920
From	Detroit, Michigan
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 originally from Rossiter, Pennsylvania.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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