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John Thomas Kassube

John Thomas Kassube

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Coxswain
Service Number 726 57 88
Birth Date July 26, 1925
From Chicago, Illinois
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date October 25, 1944
Location North end of Formosa Strait
Circumstances Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks Some sources list him as a Seaman, First Class.

Photo courtesy of Norm Rutan.  Information courtesy of David A. Jones.

 

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