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Edwin Eldon Ostrander

Edwin Eldon Ostrander

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Machinist's Mate, Third Class
Service Number 562 70 39
Birth Date November 9, 1908
From Detroit, Michigan
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Loss Date October 11, 1943
Location In La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan
Circumstances Sunk by a combination of air attack and depth charging
Remarks Edwin was born in Barr, Bent County, Colorado.

Photo and information courtesy of Joanne Fisher, niece, and her daughter, Mary Duchane.

 

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