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Herman Elroy Pettigrew, Jr.

Herman Elroy Pettigrew, Jr.

Purple Heart 

Rank/Rate Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number 201 53 97
Birth Date May 31, 1917
From Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Capelin (SS-289)
Loss Date December 2, 1943
Location Off Celebes possibly off Kaoe Bay
Circumstances Lost at sea, cause unknown
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Photo courtesy of Heather Ashby.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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