Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	600 69 76
Birth Date	September 7, 1917
From	Troy, New York
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Robalo (SS-273)
Loss Date	July 26, 1944
Location	Off the east coast of Balabac Island, PI
Circumstances	Sunk by a mine
Remarks	John was born in Watervliet, New York.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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