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Connors, Howard Joseph, QMC.
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Casualty Info
Home Town San Diego, CA
Last Address 7015 Stuart Ave La Mesa, CA
Casualty Date Aug 20, 1952
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location Korea, North
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery (VA) - San Diego, California
Wall/Plot Coordinates Q 516
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
Chief Quartermaster Connors served aboard the Destroyer-Mine Sweeper, USS THOMPSON (DMS-38). On August 20, 1952, his ship received shore battery fire from Songin, North Korea.