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Ralph Childers

Ralph Childers

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Torpedoman's Mate, First Class
Service Number 279 69 54
Birth Date March 8, 1919
From Irvine, Kentucky
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Runner (SS-275)
Loss Date July 11, 1943
Location North of Hokkaido, Japan
Circumstances Probably sunk by a mine
Remarks Ralph was born in Jackson, Kentucky.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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