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Casualty Info
Home Town East Prospect, PA
Last Address McConnellsburg, PA
Casualty Date Jul 11, 1943
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 3 (cenotaph)
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
The USS Runner (SS-275) left on her patrol for the Kurile Islands on 27 May 1943, and was never heard from again. She may have struck an enemy mine or sunk as a result of an air/sea attack. Declared overdue and presumed lost, she was stricken from the Navy list on 30 October 1943. Seaman, First Class Hunter was listed as Missing in Action and later declared dead 2 January 1946.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 6024681
Submarine war patrols:
USS Tunny (SS-282) - 1st and 2nd
USS Runner (SS-275) - 3rd
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