Rank/Rate	Gunner's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	564 14 95
Birth Date	February 23, 1923
From	Orange, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Bullhead (SS-332)
Loss Date	August 6, 1945
Location	West end of Lombok Strait
Circumstances	Sunk by air attack
Remarks	John was born in Santa Ana, California.

Photo on left and information courtesy of Ken Claypool, friend. Photo on right from Santa Ana Register - "Gold Star Edition" (1945).

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