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Francis Donald Shafranski

Francis Donald Shafranski

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Seaman, First Class
Service Number 329 01 23
Birth Date May 20, 1921
From Minneapolis, Minnesota
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Grampus (SS-207)
Loss Date March 5, 1943
Location In or near Blackett Strait
Circumstances Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks Francis was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Photo courtesy of Mark A. Kowal, son of a friend of Francis.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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