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George Edward Stires

George Edward Stires

Purple HeartPrisoner of War Medal

Rank/Rate Fireman, First Class
Service Number 223 41 63
Birth Date April 22, 1917
From Brielle, New Jersey
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death June 25, 1942
Location Cabanatuan Prisoner of War Camp, Philippine Islands
Circumstances Died of a coronary thrombosis
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Photo courtesy of John E. Belding, Borough of Brielle, via Norm Rutan. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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