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Chester Lewis Bouvia

Chester Lewis Bouvia

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number 367 98 17
Birth Date October 3, 1902
From Savanna, Illinois
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
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Photo and information courtesy of Tom Greenwald, cousin.

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