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NAME Joseph Abraham Krohn |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER O-6874 |
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HOME OF RECORD 869 Milwaukee Street, Denver, CO |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Dr. Morris J. Krohn |
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DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1918 |
ENTERED SERVICE May 31, 1938 |
DATE OF LOSS September 15, 1942 |
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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 |
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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. |
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INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK First Lieutenant posthumous Captain |
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STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea. |
MEMORIALS National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific |
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