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Laverne Andrew Buchenau

Laverne Andrew Buchenau

Purple Heart Prisoner of War Medal

Rank/Rate Seaman, First Class
Service Number 321 35 31
Birth Date October 1, 1920
From Grinnell, Iowa
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Pigeon (ASR-6)
Date of Death February 12, 1945
Location Tobata - Fukuoka #3 Prisoner of War Camp
Circumstances Died of Croup Pneumonia
Remarks Some sources list him as a Coxswain, and his date of death as April 12, 1945.

Photo courtesy of Monique Shore, Drake Community Library, via Norm Rutan. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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