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George Jacob Gorab, Jr.

George Jacob Gorab, Jr.

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Electrician's Mate, Third Class
Service Number 225 40 85
Birth Date May 13, 1925
From Brooklyn, New York
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date October 25, 1944
Location Formosa Strait near Turnabout Island
Circumstances Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks George was born in Hackensack, New Jersey.

Photo courtesy of Jim Gorab.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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