Wiersma, Elmer John
Navy Motor machinist’s mate 3

Elmer John Wiersma, age 22, from Whatcom County Lynden, Washington .

Parents: John Wiersma

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, August 6, 1945
Death details: Killed aboard USS Bullhead SS-332 when it was sunk by air attack near the Lombok Strait.

Source: On Eternal Patrol, Sioux Center News (1946)