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Elmer Christian Wuertele

Elmer Christian Wuertele

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Seaman, First Class
Service Number 618 68 32
Birth Date July 20, 1920
From Denver, Colorado
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date June 1, 1944
Location Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
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Photo and information courtesy of George C. Blood.

 

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