John Merton McMahon

Rank/Rate	Lieutenant
Service Number	O-073510
Birth Date	July 15, 1912
From	Belfast, New York
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 Rochester, New York.

          Photo courtesy of James McMahon, son, via Michael Mohl.  Information courtesy of Mary Bentz.

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