Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	623 32 07
Birth Date	August 26, 1921
From	Detroit, Michigan
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grayback (SS-208)
Loss Date	February 26, 1944
Location	Near 25° 47'N x 128° 45'E, south of Okinawa
Circumstances	Sunk by air attack
Remarks	John was born in Warren, Michigan.

Photo courtesy of Larry Gavlak, nephew of Grayback shipmate Charles B. Gavlak.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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