Joseph A. Krohn

NAME Joseph Abraham Krohn				NICKNAME —				MCSN O-6874
HOME OF RECORD 869 Milwaukee Street, Denver, CO				NEXT OF KIN Father, Dr. Morris J. Krohn
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1918		DATE OF ENLISTMENT May 31, 1938					DATE OF LOSS September 15, 1942
REGION Solomons	CAMPAIGN / AREA South of Guadalcanal / 12°26′ S, 164°18′ E		CASUALTY TYPE MIA/ Declared Dead September 16, 1943			UNIT H&S/2nd Marines			DUTY Liaison
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS First Lieutenant Joseph Krohn, a liaison officer serving with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Marines, was assigned to detached duty aboard the USS Wasp in the summer of 1942. At 1445 hours on 15 September 1942, three torpedoes from the Japanese submarine I-19 struck the carrier, causing fatal damage. She was scuttled at 2100 hours.Lieutenant Krohn was not seen after the torpedo strikes, and is not known to have abandoned ship. Officially declared dead on 16 September 1943, his remains are likely still aboard the Wasp.
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart					LAST KNOWN RANK First Lieutenant Promoted to Captain while in MIA status
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea.					MEMORIALS National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific