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Nicholas George Gaetano

Nicholas George Gaetano

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Fireman, First Class
Service Number 608 42 60
Birth Date May 26, 1925
From Niagara Falls, New York
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Pickerel (SS-177)
Loss Date April 3, 1943
Location Off Honshu, Japan
Circumstances Probably sunk by depth charge attack
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Photo and information courtesy of Rhea Gordon, grandniece, and Gary Hurd.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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