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Arthur G. "Ginger" Newcomb

Arthur G. Newcomb

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Radioman, First Class
Service Number 382 04 87
Birth Date August 20, 1918
From Los Angeles, California
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Grunion (SS-216)
Loss Date July 30, 1942
Location Near entrance to Kiska Harbor, Alaska
Circumstances Sunk by armed Japanese freighter Kano Maru
Remarks Arthur was born in Benson, Arizona.

Information courtesy of Barbara Hart, sister, via Mary Bentz.

 

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