Rank/Rate	Chief Commissary Steward
Service Number	368 16 01
Birth Date	February 23, 1912
From	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Decorations	Silver Star, Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date	October 25, 1944
Location	Formosa Strait near Turnabout Island
Circumstances	Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks	John was born in Twin Branch, West Virginia. His draft card lists his date of birth as February 23, 1914.

Photo courtesy of Patti Singer, granddaughter, via Vicki Nelson and Jim Baldwin.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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