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DeWitt, James Leroy, TM2c.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Pontiac, MI
Last Address Pontiac, MI
Casualty Date Nov 07, 1944
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Gerrish Township Cemetery - Roscommon, Michigan
Wall/Plot Coordinates 123 1 (memorial marker)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
The USS Albacore (SS-218) began a patrol on October 24, 1944, and refueled at Midway Island on October 28th. There was no further contact with the boat after that date. Japanese records report a submarine exploding as the result of contact with a mine on November 7, 1944 and the Albacore was presumed lost on December 21st 1944. Torpedoman's Mate Second Class Dewitt was officially declared dead on December 13, 1945.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 3120816
Memorial
Date
Nov 7, 1944
Last Updated: May 28, 2012
Comments
Birth: 1921 Death: 1944
Note: Veteran. No burial record. Deed 79.
Burial: Gerrish Township Cemetery Roscommon Roscommon County Michigan, USA Plot: Block 123, Lot 1.
