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John Edward Kanae

John Edward Kanae

Purple HeartPrisoner of War Medal

Rank/Rate Coxswain
Service Number 382 30 01
Birth Date April 18, 1919
From Upper Lake, California
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death October 24, 1944
Location Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru
Circumstances Died when Arisan Maru, transporting Allied Prisoners of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by USS Shark (SS-314)
Remarks John was born in Sacramento, California. His father was native Hawaiian, and his mother was Maidu.

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