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Kenneth Leroy Chaffin

Kenneth Leroy Chaffin with brother Elmer
Kenneth (left) with his brother, Elmer

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Seaman, First Class
Service Number 311 98 70
Birth Date January 7, 1924
From Jackson, Michigan
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Grampus (SS-207)
Loss Date March 5, 1943
Location In or near Blackett Strait
Circumstances Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks Kenneth's brother, Elmer, was lost on USS Amberjack (SS-219).

Photo courtesy of Mary Bentz and Mary Ann Richardson.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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