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George Kaplafka
Rank/Rate |
Seaman, First Class |
Service Number |
245 70 40 |
Birth Date |
October 21, 1925 |
From |
Shaft, Pennsylvania |
Decorations |
Purple Heart |
Submarine |
USS Albacore (SS-218) |
Loss Date |
November 7, 1944 |
Location |
Near 41° 49'N x 141° 11'E, off northern
Japan |
Circumstances |
Sunk by a mine |
Remarks |
George was born in Upper Shaft, Pennsylvania. |
Photo courtesy of Annette Kaplafka, niece, via Norm Rutan. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
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