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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Donald Francis Welch

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Springfield, Massachusetts

Honored By

The Families of the Grunion

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

FIRE CONTROLMAN, 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).