On Eternal Patrol - Ralph Junior Youngman

On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of World War II

Ralph Junior Youngman

Ralph Junior Youngman (r)
Ralph (right) with buddy at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center

Rank/Rate Fireman, Second Class

Service Number 283 53 20

Birth Date July 22, 1920

From Cleveland, Ohio

Decorations Purple Heart

Submarine USS Grunion (SS-216)

Loss Date July 30, 1942

Location Near entrance to Kiska Harbor, Alaska

Circumstances Sunk by armed Japanese freighter Kano Maru

Remarks

Photo courtesy of Mrs. Betty Krueger, sister. Information courtesy of Tina Youngman, niece.

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