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Weldon Junior Brown

Weldon Junior Brown

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Seaman, Second Class
Service Number 865 96 50
Birth Date March 14, 1925
From Ballatin, Missouri
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 Weldon was born in Grant City, Missouri.

Photo courtesy of Charles & Karen Goodwin. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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