Smurda, John Robert
Navy Reserves Aviation machinist’s mate 2nd class

John Robert Smurda, age 19, from Jefferson County Toronto, Ohio .

Parents: Andrew Michael Smurda

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, October 25, 1944
Death details: Killed in the sinking of the USS Gambier Bay during the Battle of Leyte.

Source: National Archives