Walling, John Franklin, CDR

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Commander

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1944-1945, USS Snook (SS-279)

Service Years
1935 - 1945

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Personal Details

Home State

Rhode Island

Year of Birth
1902

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Casualty Info

Home Town Providence, RI	Last Address 5 Rose Lane Nantucket, RI

Casualty Date Apr 08, 1945
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Prospect Hill Cemetery - Uxbridge, Massachusetts	Wall/Plot Coordinates (memorial marker)

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Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

USS Snook (SS-279) was on her ninth war patrol when she was lost. Her last radio transmission was on 8 April 1945 when she reported her position to the submarine Tigrone (SS-419). Tigrone replied, but Snook did not respond. She was lost, with all hands and her fate has never been determined. Commander Walling was listed as missing in action and later declared dead 6 May 1946.

1944-1945, USS Snook (SS-279)

From Month/Year December / 1944	To Month/Year April / 1945
Unit USS Snook (SS-279) Unit Page
Rank Commander	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Snook (SS-279) Details
	Hull number SS-279
	Type Sub-Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Submarines	Strength Submarine
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Dec 1, 2018

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12 Members Also There at Same Time

USS Snook (SS-279)

Farrel, William Stanley, LCDR, (1937-1945)	OFF	00X	Lieutenant
Burger, Leo Raymond, PO1, (1941-1945)	PhM	PhM-0000	Petty Officer 1st Class
Gregorini, Victor, PO2, (1943-1945)	Bkr	Bkr-0000	Petty Officer Second Class
Wood, Robert Emmett, PO2, (1943-1945)	FC	FC-0000	Fire Controlman 2nd Class
Browning, Ned Erskine, PO3, (1942-1945)	MO	MO-0000	Petty Officer Third Class
Eckenrode, Charles John, S1c, (1943-1945)	S1c	S1c-0000	Seaman First Class
Edmunds, Clarence Foster, S1c, (1943-1945)	S1c	S1c-0000	Seaman First Class
Spence, Ernest Leopold, S1c, (1944-1945)	00	00E	Seaman First Class
Cross, James Anthony, F1c, (1943-1945)	F1c	F1c-0000	Fireman First Class
Grindzak, Andrew, F1c, (1942-1945)	F1c	F1c-0000	Fireman First Class
Keiser, Paul Frederick, S2c, (1943-1945)	S2c	S2c-0000	Seaman Second Class
Triebel, Charles Otto, RADM, (1929-1962)			Lieutenant Commander