Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, First Class
Service Number	321 57 49
Birth Date	May 12, 1915
From	Des Moines, Iowa
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Corvina (SS-226)
Loss Date	November 16, 1943
Location	Just south of Truk
Circumstances	Probably sunk by Japanese submarine I-176
Remarks	John was born in Valley Junction, Iowa.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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