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John H Hoover


World War II · US Navy

United States of America
Birth- 6/07/1916
Grinnell, Iowa
Birth- 6/07/1916

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Birth

Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America

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Birth- 6/07/1916

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Birth- 6/07/1916
Death
24/10/1944

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1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 28 years

Rank
Pharmacist's Mate Second Class, U.S. Navy
Regiment
United States Navy
Awards
Purple Heart
Service Number
3212496
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America

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Service End Date
24/10/1944
Service Start Date
4/05/1938
Gold Star

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Service Number
3212496
Unit
4th Marines
Branch
Navy
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
Grade
Pharmacist's Mate, Second Class (PhM2C)
Casualty Cause
POW after surrender of Philippine Islands; KIA as POW
Casualty Place
Japanese POW Camp PW Camp #3 - Old Bilibid Prison Rizal Manila Philippines 14-121; KIA aboard ship Arisan Maru
Casualty Date

Military Service- Age: 24 years

Ship or Station
Henderson
Muster Date
6/01/1940
Branch
Navy

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Death- 24/10/1944-Age: 28 years
Death
24-Oct-44

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Arisan Maru Sinking

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Death- 24/10/1944-Age: 28 years

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Death

At Sea

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Death- 24/10/1944-Age: 28 years

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Burial

Manila, Philippines
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery
Memorial Location
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea

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Burial

Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines

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Burial

Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America

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Full Name
John H Hoover

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Full Name
Hoover, John Horsford

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Full Name
Hoover, John H

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Relative
Jessie Hoover

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State Of Residence
Iowa

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Military Service

Branch
United States Navy

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Military Service

Rank
Pharmacist's Mate 2c

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Casualty

Cause
Dead (Prison Camp)

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