Joseph Roger Leo Blanchard

Rank/Rate	Radioman, Third Class
Service Number	642 78 45
Birth Date	June 5, 1924
From	Versailles, Connecticut
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Swordfish (SS-193)
Loss Date	January 12, 1945
Location	Near Yaku Island off Kyushu, Japan
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Joseph was born in Baltic, Connecticut.

Photo courtesy of Dwight E. Schmidt.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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