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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Herbert Joseph Arvan

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

DeQuincy, Louisiana

Honored By

The Families of USS Grunion

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

MESS ATTENDANT SECOND CLASS. KILLED IN ACTION ON THE USS GRUNION; JULY 30, 1942 IN A CONFRONTATION WITH THE ARMED JAPANESE FREIGHTER, KANO MARU. ON OCTOBER 1, 2008 THE UNITED STATES NAVY ANNOUNCED THAT THE SUNKEN VESSEL LOCATED OFF THE COAST OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IS IN FACT THE WWII SUBMARINE USS GRUNION (SS-216).