Rank/Rate	Chief Machinist's Mate
Service Number	146 39 90
Birth Date	November 7, 1880
From	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Decorations
Submarine	USS F-1 (SS-20)
Loss Date	December 17, 1917
Location	Off the coast of La Jolla, California
Circumstances	Accidentally rammed and sunk by F-3
Remarks	John was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Photo courtesy of Ric Hedman. Information courtesy of David Wright. Additional information courtesy of Bette Ann Woodward, granddaughter, and Pat Woodward, great-granddaughter.

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