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John Harvey Root

John Harvey Root

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number 234 18 83
Birth Date February 14, 1921
From Maribel, Wisconsin
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Lagarto (SS-371)
Loss Date May 4, 1945
Location Off Malay coast near the Gulf of Siam
Circumstances Sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks John was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania.

Photo courtesy of David Anderson.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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