James A. Krahn

	NAME James Albert Krahn	NICKNAME —	SERVICE NUMBER 275556
	UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona	HOME OF RECORD Langdon, ND	NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. William Krahn
	DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1915 at Langdon, ND	ENTERED SERVICE October 12, 1939 at Minneapolis, MN	DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941
	REGION Hawaiian Islands	CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor	CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC James A. Krahn 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. Krahn’s remains were never identified, and are believed to rest aboard the Arizona to this day.
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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