World War II Honoree

David Zabriskie, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Los Angeles, California

Honored By

U.S. Submarine Veteran

He was killed in action with the loss of 84 officers and men, on board USS HERRING (SS-233) on her 8th War Patrol. Decorations: Navy Silver Star with one Gold Star, Purple Heart with two Gold Stars. HERRING, under Lieutenant Commander David Zabriskie, Jr., left Pearl Harbor on 16 May 1944 to conduct her eighth patrol in the Kurile Islands. On 21 May she topped off with fuel at Midway and departed for the Kurile region. HERRING was expected at Midway by 3 or 4 July. When she had not appeared by 13 July 1944, HERRING was reported as presumed lost. HERRING was sunk on 1 June 1944, two kilometers south of Point Tagan on Matsuwa Island in the Kuriles in the vicinity of Coordinates Latitude: 48° 01' N Longitude: 153° 17'E.