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Us navy sailor
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Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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19 years
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Biography
Joseph Edward Durik (born 9 December 1922 in southwest Pennsylvania), he enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on 5 January 1942. Apprentice Seaman Durik was killed in action 15 March 1942 following the accidental firing of a torpedo aboard destroyer Meredith (DD-434). For his selfless conduct in giving first aid to an injured shipmate although wounded himself, Apprentice Seaman Durik was posthumously commended by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
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In 1944, the destroyer escort USS Durik (DE-666) was named in honor of Seaman Durik, sponsored by his mother, Mrs. M. Durik.
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