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Casualty Info
Home Town Arlington, VA
Last Address Belmont, CA
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)
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
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. Seaman First Class Vance was listed as Missing in Action and later declared dead 15 January 1946.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 6635148
Submarine war patrols:
USS Nautilus (SS-168) - 7th and 8th
USS Gudgeon (SS-211) - 12th
The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
