Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	243 94 72
Birth Date	March 28, 1924
From	Merchantville, New Jersey
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Corvina (SS-226)
Loss Date	November 16, 1943
Location	Just south of Truk
Circumstances	Probably sunk by Japanese submarine I-176
Remarks	Joseph was born in Camden, New Jersey.

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  Halpin, Joseph Edward, Jr.