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Samuel Loy Johnson, Jr.

Samuel Loy Johnson, Jr.

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Radioman, Third Class
Service Number 342 60 59
Birth Date July 20, 1919
From Salina, Kansas
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 Samuel was born in Pratt, Kansas.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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