Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	337 48 42
Birth Date	January 28, 1916
From	Clarksville, Arkansas
Decorations	Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Pompano (SS-181)
Loss Date	September 17, 1943
Location	Off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Veldean was born in Jerusalem, Arkansas.

Photo (left) and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.  Photo on right courtesy of Vera (Swanson) Oneto and Kris (Swanson) Ford, via Vicki Nelson. 

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