Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	328 59 53
Birth Date	February 1, 1921
From	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Sculpin (SS-191)
Loss Date	November 19, 1943
Location	North of Oroluk Island near Truk
Circumstances	Sunk by Japanese destroyer
Remarks	John was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He grew up in and enlisted from Minnesota. Please note that most sources mistakenly spell the island's name "Groluk."

 

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