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John Kapral

John Kapral

 

Rank/Rate Torpedoman's Mate, Second Class
Service Number 600 03 87
Birth Date November 25, 1917
From Binghamton, New York
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Submarine USS Dorado (SS-248)
Loss Date October 12, 1943
Location In Western Atlantic, possibly near Cuba
Circumstances Sunk, possibly by U.S. aircraft
Remarks John had survived the sinking of USS R-12.

Photo courtesy of Joseph Kapral, Jr., brother, via Norman Rutan.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
 

 

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