On Eternal Patrol - Elwood Kenneth Van Horn

On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of World War II

Elwood Kenneth Van Horn

Elwood Kenneth Van Horn

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Torpedoman's Mate, Third Class

Service Number 651 19 78

Birth Date December 25, 1920

From Collingswood, New Jersey

Decorations Purple Heart

Submarine USS Swordfish (SS-193)

Loss Date January 12, 1945

Location Near Yaku Island off Kyushu, Japan

Circumstances Lost at sea, cause unknown

Remarks Elwod was born in Camden, New Jersey.

Photo and information courtesy of Charles LeSage, nephew. Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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