Rank/Rate	Radioman, Third Class
Service Number	711 48 04
Birth Date	November 18, 1925
From	Jersey City, New Jersey
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Bonefish (SS-223)
Loss Date	June 18, 1945
Location	Toyama Bay, Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Photo is from John's high school yearbook (Millburn High School, Class of 1943).

Photo and information courtesy of Raymond M Coleman, brother, via Norm Rutan.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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