Rank/Rate	Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Service Number	O-089211
Birth Date	September 12, 1922
From	Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date	June 1, 1944
Location	Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances	Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
Remarks	Michael was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania.

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  Kostal, Michael Frank, Jr.