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Casualty Info
Home Town Lock Haven, PA
Last Address 1336 W 24th St Erie, 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 2 (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. Gunner's Mate Third Class Zimmerman was listed as Missing in Action and later declared dead 15 January 1946.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 6082699
Submarine war patrols:
USS Silversides (SS-236) - 3rd and 4th
USS Wahoo (SS-238) - 3rd through 6th
USS Nautilus (SS-168) - 6th through 8th
USS Gudgeon (SS-211) - 11th and 12th
The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
