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.

1939-1940, USS S-37 (SS-142)

From Month/Year - / 1939	To Month/Year December / 1940
Unit USS S-37 (SS-142) Unit Page
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS S-37 (SS-142) Details

	Type Sub-Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Submarines	Strength Submarine
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Sep 14, 2022

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9 Members Also There at Same Time

USS S-37 (SS-142)

Gallaher, Antone Renkl, CAPT, (1928-1963)	OFF	629X	Lieutenant Junior Grade
Haag, John Daniel, CPO, (1917-1941)	MM	MM-0000	Chief Petty Officer
Brandt, Archie Frederick, CPO, (1933-1944)	RM	RM-0000	Petty Officer Second Class
Fox, Eugene Webster, CWO3, (1932-1958)	EM	EM-0000	Petty Officer Second Class
Hobbs, Delbert Dellis, CPO, (1931-1953)	SC	SC-0000	Petty Officer Second Class
Warren, Roland Henry, PO2, (1934-1942)	MM	MM-0000	Petty Officer 2nd Class
Weade, Claiborne Hoyt, CPO, (1937-1943)	TM	TM-0000	Petty Officer 2nd Class
Pechacek, Ermin Jospeh, PO2, (1938-1942)	S1c	S1c-0000	Seaman First Class
Ebert, Walter Gale, RADM, (1930-1950)			Lieutenant