U.S. NAVY
Having actually gone "Missing" sometime after June 26, 1943 the U.S.S. Runner is believed to have been lost on approximately the above date. The crew was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 2, 1946.
∼Son of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Earl Foote who resided in Los Angeles, California.
George served as a Torpedoman's Mate First Class, U.S.S. Runner (SS-275), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Nebraska prior to the war. He enlisted in the Navy on March 13, 1940, prior to the war, in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Runner, while on a patrol off the Kuril Islands in northern Japan was declared Missing and was last heard from by U.S. Naval forces on May 27, 1943.
After the war Japanese captured records indicated that the Runner sank the cargo ship Seinan Maru on June 11, 1943 in Tsugaru Strait off Hokkaidō, Japan. On June 22, 1943 the Runner was attacked and apparently damaged by IJN naval forces. The Runner was also credited with sinking the passenger-cargo ship Shinryu Maru on June 26, 1943 off the Kuril Islands.
George was declared "Missing In Action" when the Runner went missing somewhere in the Kuril Islands, Japan region during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 3166359
George's brother, Tec5 Earl F. Foote, also died while a POW of the Japanese Army during the war.
The Runner was awarded one battle star for World War II service.
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Having actually gone "Missing" sometime after June 26, 1943 the U.S.S. Runner is believed to have been lost on approximately the above date. The crew was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 2, 1946.
∼Son of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Earl Foote who resided in Los Angeles, California.
George served as a Torpedoman's Mate First Class, U.S.S. Runner (SS-275), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Nebraska prior to the war. He enlisted in the Navy on March 13, 1940, prior to the war, in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Runner, while on a patrol off the Kuril Islands in northern Japan was declared Missing and was last heard from by U.S. Naval forces on May 27, 1943.
After the war Japanese captured records indicated that the Runner sank the cargo ship Seinan Maru on June 11, 1943 in Tsugaru Strait off Hokkaidō, Japan. On June 22, 1943 the Runner was attacked and apparently damaged by IJN naval forces. The Runner was also credited with sinking the passenger-cargo ship Shinryu Maru on June 26, 1943 off the Kuril Islands.
George was declared "Missing In Action" when the Runner went missing somewhere in the Kuril Islands, Japan region during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 3166359
George's brother, Tec5 Earl F. Foote, also died while a POW of the Japanese Army during the war.
The Runner was awarded one battle star for World War II service.
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S. NAVY
Having actually gone "Missing" sometime after June 26, 1943 the U.S.S. Runner is believed to have been lost on approximately the above date. The crew was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 2, 1946.
∼Son of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Earl Foote who resided in Los Angeles, California.
George served as a Torpedoman's Mate First Class, U.S.S. Runner (SS-275), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Nebraska prior to the war. He enlisted in the Navy on March 13, 1940, prior to the war, in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Runner, while on a patrol off the Kuril Islands in northern Japan was declared Missing and was last heard from by U.S. Naval forces on May 27, 1943.
After the war Japanese captured records indicated that the Runner sank the cargo ship Seinan Maru on June 11, 1943 in Tsugaru Strait off Hokkaidō, Japan. On June 22, 1943 the Runner was attacked and apparently damaged by IJN naval forces. The Runner was also credited with sinking the passenger-cargo ship Shinryu Maru on June 26, 1943 off the Kuril Islands.
George was declared "Missing In Action" when the Runner went missing somewhere in the Kuril Islands, Japan region during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 3166359
George's brother, Tec5 Earl F. Foote, also died while a POW of the Japanese Army during the war.
The Runner was awarded one battle star for World War II service.
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually gone "Missing" sometime after June 26, 1943 the U.S.S. Runner is believed to have been lost on approximately the above date. The crew was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 2, 1946.
∼Son of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Earl Foote who resided in Los Angeles, California.
George served as a Torpedoman's Mate First Class, U.S.S. Runner (SS-275), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Nebraska prior to the war. He enlisted in the Navy on March 13, 1940, prior to the war, in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Runner, while on a patrol off the Kuril Islands in northern Japan was declared Missing and was last heard from by U.S. Naval forces on May 27, 1943.
After the war Japanese captured records indicated that the Runner sank the cargo ship Seinan Maru on June 11, 1943 in Tsugaru Strait off Hokkaidō, Japan. On June 22, 1943 the Runner was attacked and apparently damaged by IJN naval forces. The Runner was also credited with sinking the passenger-cargo ship Shinryu Maru on June 26, 1943 off the Kuril Islands.
George was declared "Missing In Action" when the Runner went missing somewhere in the Kuril Islands, Japan region during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 3166359
George's brother, Tec5 Earl F. Foote, also died while a POW of the Japanese Army during the war.
The Runner was awarded one battle star for World War II service.
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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