Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	300 60 41
Birth Date	January 29, 1922
From	Kimberly, Wisconsin
Decorations	Bronze Star
Submarine	USS Parche (SS-384)
Loss Date	February 10, 1945
Location	Enroute to Midway from patrol area
Circumstances	Swept overboard while converting a fuel tank to a ballast tank
Remarks	The National Archives spells his name "Van Eperson," but most other sources, including his family and Parche's war patrol report, spell it "Van Eperen."

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.  Additional information courtesy of Dale Mielke, shipmate.

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