Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	709 55 27
Birth Date	October 20, 1923
From	Elmhurst, New York
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grayback (SS-208)
Loss Date	February 26, 1944
Location	Near 25° 47'N x 128° 45'E, south of Okinawa
Circumstances	Sunk by air attack
Remarks	John was born in New York, New York.

Photo courtesy of Katherine Taylor, niece.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer. 

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