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Leroy Moroney Vreeland

Leroy Moroney Vreeland

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Coxswain
Service Number 311 62 23
Birth Date August 22, 1924
From Dearborn, Michigan
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date June 1, 1944
Location Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
Remarks Leroy was born in Wayne, Michigan.

Photo and information courtesy of Lydia Peters, niece. Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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