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Melvin Buck Henneberger, Jr.

Melvin Buck Henneberger, Jr.

 

Rank/Rate SA/SS
Birth Date November 30, 1930
From Gloucester City, New Jersey
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Submarine USS Tusk (SS-426)
Loss Date August 25, 1949
Location Greenland Sea
Circumstances Lost while rescuing the crew of USS Cochino (SS-345)
Remarks Bucky was proud to be accepted into the Submarine Service after Navy boot camp. The mission on the Tusk was his first cruise.

Photo, information, and remarks courtesy of Liz Papadopoulos, niece. 
 

 

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