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Howard William
Purinton


| Rank/Rate |
Coxswain |
| Service Number |
342 27 68 |
| Birth Date |
March 19, 1921 |
| From |
Kansas City, Kansas |
| Decorations |
Prisoner of War Medal |
| Ship |
USS Canopus (AS-9) |
| Date of Death |
February 14, 1943 |
| Location |
Umeda Prisoner of War Camp, Japan |
| Circumstances |
Died of Acute Colitis |
| Remarks |
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Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
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