World War II Honoree

Svend John Rasmussen

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Washington, District Of Columbia

Honored By

U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.

MOTOR MACHINISTS MATE FIRST CLASS KILLED WITH ALL HANDS ONBOARD USS PICKEREL (SS 177) ON 3 APRIL 1943. DECORATIONS: PURPLE HEART. POST WAR RECORDS INDICATE AN ATTACK ON A SUBMARINE OFF SHIRAMUKA LIGHTHOUSE, NORTHERN HONSHU ON 3 APRIL 1943 THAT WAS MOST LIKELY USS PICKEREL (SS 177). . NAVAL AIRCRAFT BOMBED A SUBMERSIBLE, THEN DIRECTED MINELAYER SHIRAGAMI AND AUXILIARY SUBMARINE CHASER BUNZAN MARU TO THE SPOT WHERE THEY DROPPED TWENTY-SIX DEPTH CHARGES. A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL FLOATED TO THE SURFACE.