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Samuel Reed Dighton, Jr.

Samuel Reed Dighton, Jr.

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Lieutenant
Service Number O-098094
Birth Date December 13, 1917
From Sanford, Florida
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 Samuel was born in Savannah, Georgia. Some sources list him as a Lieutenant, Junior Grade.

         Photo courtesy of Sam Dighton via Vickie Rodgers. Information courtesy of Mary Bentz.

 

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