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Donald Russell Gagnon

Donald Russell Gagnon

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Electrician's Mate, Third Class
Service Number 564 97 52
Birth Date July 22, 1925
From Santa Monica, California
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 Some sources list his rating as Fireman, Second Class

Photo courtesy of Seymour Phillips, friend.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer. 

 

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