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Richard Earl Hemphill

Richard Earl Hemphill

 

Rank/Rate Chief Motor Machinist's Mate
Service Number 336 75 07
Birth Date September 19, 1913
From Long Beach, California
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Sculpin (SS-191)
Loss Date November 19, 1943
Location North of Oroluk Island near Truk
Circumstances Sunk by Japanese destroyer
Remarks Richard was born in Benton, Illinois.

Please note that most sources mistakenly spell the island's name "Groluk."

Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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