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Basilio Galvan

Basilio Galvan

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Steward, First Class
Service Number 497 83 45
Birth Date June 14, 1904
From Ibajay, Capiz, Philippine Islands
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 Basilio survived the sinking of USS Squalus (SS-192) in 1939.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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