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Casualty Info
Home Town Chicago, ILL
Last Address 7009 Boyer St Philadelphia, PA
Casualty Date Apr 18, 1944
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 5 (cenotaph)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
The USS Gudgeon (SS-211) left on her 12th patrol 4 April 1944, checked in at Johnson Island on 7 April and was never heard from again. Her loss is a mystery. On 7 June 1944, she was officially declared lost and presumed lost. Lieutenant Collins was listed as Missing in Action and later declared dead 15 January 1946.
Comments/Citation:
Sevice number: 095938
Submarine war patrols: USS Gudgeon (SS-211) - 9th through 12th
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