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Irby Hinson Thurman

Irby Hinson Thurman

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Machinist's Mate, Third Class
Service Number 274 57 12
Birth Date June 29, 1923
From Jackson, Mississippi
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Amberjack (SS-219)
Loss Date February 16, 1943
Location Off Rabaul
Circumstances Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks Irby was born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi.

Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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