Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	234 18 83
Birth Date	February 14, 1921
From	Maribel, Wisconsin
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Lagarto (SS-371)
Loss Date	May 4, 1945
Location	Off Malay coast near the Gulf of Siam
Circumstances	Sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	John was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania.

Photo courtesy of David Anderson.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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