Rank/Rate	Fireman, Second Class
Service Number	666 12 36
Birth Date	September 13, 1918
From	Paxton, Massachusetts
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Triton (SS-201)
Loss Date	March 15, 1943
Location	Between Rabaul and Shortlands Basin
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	John was born in Worcester, Massachusetts.  Some sources list John as a Fireman, Third Class.

Information courtesy of Arthur Lawler, III, nephew, and Paul W. Wittmer.

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