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Carson Raymond Martin

Carson Raymond Martin

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Chief Motor Machinist's Mate
Service Number 265 51 40
Birth Date September 3, 1909
From Bedford, Virginia
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Grunion (SS-216)
Loss Date July 30, 1942
Location Near entrance to Kiska Harbor, Alaska
Circumstances Sunk by armed Japanese freighter Kano Maru
Remarks Carson was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

Photo courtesy of Meryl Kretschmann, daughter.

 

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