World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Carl Rex Claflin
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pierrepont Manor, New York
Honored By
U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.
Relationship
Shipmate
FIREMAN SECOND CLASS. KILLED IN ACTION ONBOARD USS S-26 (SS 131). S-26 WAS RAMMED BY SUBMARINE CHASER PC-460 AT NIGHT IN THE GULF OF PANAMA, S-26 SANK ON JANUARY 24, 1942 WITH THE LOSS OF 46 MEN.