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Frank Leroy "Jack" Niles

Frank Leroy Niles

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Fireman, First Class
Service Number 757 69 58
Birth Date July 31, 1925
From Laporte, Minnesota
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Trigger (SS-237)
Loss Date March 28, 1945
Location In area 32° 16'N to 30° 40'N by 132° 05'E to 127° 50'E
Circumstances Probably sunk by air and surface attack
Remarks Jack was 19 years old when Trigger was lost. 
He was also entitled to wear:
Submarine Combat Insignia
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic - Pacific Campaign Medal with two Bronze Stars
WW II Victory Medal
Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one Bronze Star
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation

Photo and information courtesy of Kevin Kennedy, grandnephew.

 

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