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Leon Joseph Sullivan

Leon Joseph Sullivan

Purple HeartPrisoner of War Medal

Rank/Rate Chief Gunner's Mate
Service Number 201 42 32
Birth Date October 23, 1911
From Boston, Massachusetts
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Submarine USS S-40 (SS-145)*
Date of Death December 15, 1944
Location Moji, Japan
Circumstances Prisoner of War captured on Corregidor; died of wounds incurred in the bombing of the Hellship Oryoku Maru
Remarks Leon served on USS S-40 (SS-145) until at least 30 September 1941.

*Records are unclear on his duty station at the time of his capture in the Philippines.

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