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Franklin Kenneth Edginton

Franklin Kenneth Edginton

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Motor Machinist's Mate, Third Class
Service Number 258 55 28
Birth Date March 14, 1921
From Camden, New Jersey
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date June 1, 1944
Location Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
Remarks Franklin was born in Milton, Delaware.

Photo courtesy of Denise Edginton Wood, niece.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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