Rank/Rate	Fireman, First Class
Service Number	757 69 58
Birth Date	July 31, 1925
From	Laporte, Minnesota
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Trigger (SS-237)
Loss Date	March 28, 1945
Location	In area 32° 16'N to 30° 40'N by 132° 05'E to 127° 50'E
Circumstances	Probably sunk by air and surface attack
Remarks	Jack was 19 years old when Trigger was lost.  He was also entitled to wear: Submarine Combat Insignia American Campaign Medal Asiatic - Pacific Campaign Medal with two Bronze Stars WW II Victory Medal Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one Bronze Star Philippine Presidential Unit Citation

Photo and information courtesy of Kevin Kennedy, grandnephew.

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