John Francis Barrett | American Battle Monuments Commission

Rank	Boatswain's Mate First Class U.S. Navy
Date of Death	August 17 1942
Buried	Plot C Row 6 Grave 26 Corozal American Cemetery Corozal American Cemetery Calle Rufina Alfaro Edif. #6566 Panama

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Boatswain's Mate First Class John Francis Barrett was born in Pennsylvania on September 2, 1907. In 1924 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was married. He was promoted to Boatswain's Mate First Class. During World War II, he was assigned to the submarine "USS Bass" (SS-164). On August 17, 1942, while submerged, a fire started in the aft battery room and spread to the torpedo room killing 25 crew members by asphyxiation from poisonous gas. He was buried at the Corozal American Cemetery.