Rank/Rate	Lieutenant
Service Number	O-058274
Birth Date	July 15, 1901
From	New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	December 15, 1944
Location	Aboard the Hellship Enoura Maru
Circumstances	Died aboard Enoura Maru while en route to Japan
Remarks	John was born in Smethport, Pennsylvania.  His date of death is listed in some sources as January 10, 1945.

Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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