Rank/Rate	Quartermaster, Third Class
Service Number	382 48 43
Birth Date	July 1, 1923
From	Phoenix, Arizona
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Snook (SS-279)
Loss Date	April 9, 1945
Location	Near 18° 40' N x 110° 40' E
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	James was born in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Photo below of James “Jimmy” McGahan (r) and his kid step-brother Bill McDowell (l). Jimmy’s brother Bill went on to be an Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient from the Korean Conflict.

Photo courtesy of Bill’s wife, Dianne McDowell. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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