Snipes, John William, Jr., PO1

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Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Last Primary NEC
MO-0000-Motor Machinist/Oiler
Last Rating/NEC Group
Motor Machinistmate/Oiler
Primary Unit
1942-1944, MO-0000, USS Harder (SS-257)
Service Years
1942 - 1944
MoMM - Motor Machinistmate/Oiler

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Home State
North Carolina
North Carolina
 Year of Birth
1920
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Ashville, NC		 Last Address
333 Montford Ave
Asheville, NC
Casualty Date
Aug 24, 1944		  
Cause
KIA-Body Not Recovered		 Reason
Other Explosive Device
Location
Pacific Ocean		 Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial - Manila, Philippines		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
(cenotaph)

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The USS Harder (SS-257) began her 6th War Patrol on August 5th, 1944 and formed a "wolfpack" with four other submarines. She sank two merchant ships before her final attack on August 24th. While the Hake escaped sinking, a depth charge attack sunk the Harder with all hands. Motor Machinist's Mate First Class Snipes was listed as Missing in Action and later declared dead 2 October 1945.
   
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Service number: 6563444
   
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  1942-1942, S2c-0000, NAVSUBASE New London/Groton

Seaman Second Class

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NAVSUBASE New London/Groton
Adcock., Fred Eugene, PO3, (1942-1952) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Adcock., Fred Eugene, PO3, (1942-1952) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Baumer, Kenneth Ripley, PO3, (1941-1944) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Bell, Hollis Fields, S1c, (1942-1944) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Childs, Frederick Herbert, PO1, (1941-1944) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Davidson, Jerry Kenneth, PO2, (1941-1945) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Harrelson, Horace Fred, S1c, (1941-1943) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Ladegard, Harold Henry, PO2, (1941-1945) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Lamothe, Joseph Norman, PO3, (1942-1945) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Payne, Chester, S1c, (1941-1944) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Thom, William Albert, PO2, (1942-1946) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Tuggle, Donald Dean, PO3, (1941-1945) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Ullman, Albert, S1c, (1940-1942) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Wallick, Russel Andrew, PO2, (1941-1945) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
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Lassiter, John Henry, LT, (1940-1943) OFF 00X Ensign
Ray, Sherry Buford, LTJG, (1941-1943) OFF 00X Ensign
Eiben, Joseph, CPO, (1913-1945) TM TM-0000 Chief Torpedoman
Gurganus, Arthur Allen, C.T., (1931-1943) TM TM-0000 Chief Torpedoman
Sloggett, Vernard Leslie, LTJG, (1918-1944) TM TM-0000 Chief Torpedoman
Brooks, William Jeremiah, CPO, (1927-1944) MO MO-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Gregg, Ira Noble, CPO, (1923-1943) EM EM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Hatfield, Hiram Delbert, LTJG, (1928-1944) RM RM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Hutcherson, Vard William, CPO, (1940-1944) MO MO-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Irvine, Frank Stubbs, ENS, (1924-1943) MO MO-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Kapera, Louis John, CPO, (1936-1944) MM MM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Lonas, John Peyton, CPO, (1934-1944) MO MO-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Giaimo, Anthony, CPO, (1934-1945) TM TM-0000 Torpedoman 1st Class
Miller, Chester, CPO, (1924-1944) TM TM-0000 Torpedoman 1st Class
Carr, William John, CPO, (1933-1943) GM GM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Finney, Carl Edwin, LTJG, (1931-1944) MO MO-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Gardner, Roger Lee, CPO, (1930-1943) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Guerra, Armand Alois, CPO, (1935-1944) PhM PhM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Martin, Charles Merril, CPO, (1935-1943) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Pore, John Williams, PO1, (1935-1943) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Read, Edgar Perry, CPO, (1935-1944) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Waggoner, James Stanley, CPO, (1935-1945) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Armes, Albert Charles, CPO, (1938-1945) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer 1st Class
Heidenrich, Jean Thomas, PO1, (1940-1944) TM TM-0000 Torpedoman 2nd Class
Johnson, Kindred Burnelle, PO1, (1937-1943) TM TM-0000 Torpedoman 2nd Class
Payne, Lewis Roy, PO1, (1938-1945) TM TM-0000 Torpedoman 2nd Class
Bangert, Stanley Henry, PO1, (1938-1944) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Church, Ray William, PO1, (1940-1945) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Evans, John Willard, PO1, (1934-1944) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Frank, Richard Elmer, CPO, (1941-1945) MO MO-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Goodnight, Jerry Calvert, PO1, (1940-1943) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Gurney, Hubert Ralph, CPO, (1935-1944) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Hand, William Reeves, PO2, (1938-1943) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Havrilecz, Michael, PO1, (1939-1943) MO MO-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Lemke, William John, PO2, (1939-1943) SC SC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
McGill, Thomas Judson, CPO, (1936-1943) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Nash, Joseph Henry, PO1, (1938-1943) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Odom, Ralph Devo, CPO, (1940-1946) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Pancoast, Jack Edwin, PO2, (1936-1942) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Pearce, Alton Cleveland, PO2, (1936-1945) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Porter, James Teel, PO1, (1936-1944) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Simon, Harry, PO1, (1938-1943) GM GM-00TM Petty Officer Second Class
Webster, Raymond Eugene, PO2, (1935-1942) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class

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