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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

John Petrun

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Leetsdale, Pennsylvania

Honored By

U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.

Relationship

Shipmates

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE SECOND CLASS, PETTY OFFICER. KILLED WITH ALL HANDS ONBOARD USS TRITON SS-201 ON MARCH 15, 1943. DECORATIONS: PURPLE HEART. POST WAR RECORDS INDICATE THAT THREE JAPANESE DESTROYERS ATTACKED A SUBMARINE A LITTLE NORTHWEST OF TRITON'S ASSIGNED AREA, AND SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED AN OIL SLICK, DEBRIS AND ITEMS WITH AMERICAN MARKINGS. THE TRITON WENT DOWN WITH SEVENTY-FOUR OFFICERS AND MEN.