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Arthur Irving Diaz

Arthur Irving Diaz

 Purple HeartPrisoner of War Medal

Rank/Rate Chief Pharmacist's Mate
Service Number 214 61 25
Birth Date March 3, 1907
From Alexandria, Virginia
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Submarine USS Seadragon (SS-194)
Loss Date October 24, 1944
Location Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru
Circumstances Died when Arisan Maru, transporting Allied Prisoners of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by USS Shark (SS-314)
Remarks Arthur was born in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.

Photo and information courtesy of Alan Diaz, grand-nephew, via Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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