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Casualty Info
Home Town Waynesville, IL
Last Address Waynesville, IL
Casualty Date Aug 24, 1942
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Buried at Sea, Pacific Ocean
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 1940
Last Updated: Feb 5, 2019
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