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Kenneth Leroy Gwinn

Kenneth Leroy Gwinn

Silver Star Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Chief Torpedoman's Mate
Service Number 291 23 24
Birth Date April 3, 1904
From New Castle, Indiana
Decorations Silver Star, Purple Heart
Submarine USS Flier (SS-250)
Loss Date August 13, 1944
Location Balabac Strait near Mantangule Island
Circumstances Sunk by a mine
Remarks Kenneth was born in Worthington, Indiana.

Photo courtesy of Barbara Becker, cousin.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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