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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

John Francis Cheney

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Owosso, Michigan

Honored By

U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

LIEUTENANT, KILLED IN ACTION WITH ALL HANDS ONBOARD USS AMBERJACK (SS-219). DECORATIONS: PURPLE HEART. USS AMBERJACK WAS SUNK BY JAPANESE AERIAL BOMBS AND SURFACE CRAFT ON FEBRUARY 16, 1943 AND WENT DOWN WITH 74 OFFICERS AND MEN.