Rank/Rate	Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	320 51 68
Birth Date	October 18, 1901
From	Royalton, Minnesota
Decorations
Submarine	USS Squalus (SS-192)
Loss Date	May 23, 1939
Location	Off New England Coast, near Isle of Shoals
Circumstances	Accidentally sank when engine rooms flooded
Remarks	John was born in Winona, Wisconsin.

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