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Casualty Info
Home Town Boston
Last Address Fukuoka PoW Camp #3 Fukuoka, Japan
USS Grenadier (SS-210)
Casualty Date Apr 12, 1944
Cause POW-Died in Captivity
Reason Illness, Disease
Location Japan
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Golden Gate National Cemetery (VA) - San Bruno, California
Wall/Plot Coordinates Sec. C, Site 16
Military Service Number 2 015 589
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
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American Defense Service Medal - 1939
Name of Award American Defense Service Medal
Devices
Star in Lieu of the following Clasps
Fleet Clasp for US Navy, US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard for service on the high seas while regularly attached to any vessels of the Atlantic, Pacific, or Asiatic fleets as well as vessels of the Naval Transport Service and vessels operating directly under the Chief of Naval Operations
Base Clasp for US Navy and US Marine Corps for service outside the continental limits of the United States (service in either Alaska or Hawaii qualified
Sea Clasp for US Coast Guard for all other vessels and aircraft, not qualifying for the Fleet Clasp, which regularly conducted patrols at sea
Foreign Service Class for US Army for military service outside the continental limits of the United States, including service in Alaska.
Year Awarded 1939
Last Updated: Apr 12, 2018
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