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USS Helena (CL 50)
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honorees
Elmer Buerkle
Class of 1925
Commander
|
US Navy
July 6, 1943
(41 years old)
KIA
Battle of Kula Gulf
Pacific
USS Helena (CL 50)
WWII
Ship
Silver Star
John Mooney, Jr.
Class of 1935
Lieutenant
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US Naval Reserve
July 6, 1943
(30 years old)
KIA
Battle of Kula Gulf
Pacific
USS Helena (CL 50)
WWII
Ship
USNA 7th Company
Arthur Yeates, Jr.
Class of 1938
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
July 6, 1943
(28 years old)
KIA
Battle of Kula Gulf
Pacific
USS Helena (CL 50)
WWII
Ship
USNA 3rd Company
Joseph Griffin
Class of 1943
Lieutenant (j.g.)
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US Navy
July 6, 1943
(23 years old)
KIA
Battle of Kula Gulf
Pacific
USS Helena (CL 50)
WWII
Ship
USNA 5th Company