Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	342 02 14
Birth Date	January 24, 1920
From	Wichita, Kansas
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	John was born in Bluff City, Harper County, Kansas.

Photo and information courtesy of Lois Rehn, niece. Additional information courtesy of Mary Bentz.

Home   Presentation   WWII   Pre-WWII   Post-WWII     Sources  

Related Links   Privacy   Contact Us

  Clift, John Stewart