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NAME William Joseph Lovshin |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 283661 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD Ely, MN |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. John Lovshin |
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| DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1919 at Ely, MN |
ENTERED SERVICE April 17, 1940 at Minneapolis, MN |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC William J. Lovshin was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor. Lovshin’s remains were never identified, and are believed to rest aboard the Arizona to this day. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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