Byron Allen "Buck" Traviss Rank/Rate Seaman, Second Class Service Number 311 92 83 Birth Date August 8, 1925 From Detroit, Michigan Decorations Purple Heart Submarine USS Grunion (SS-216) Loss Date July 30, 1942 Location Near entrance to Kiska Harbor, Alaska Circumstances Sunk by armed Japanese freighter Kano Maru Remarks Photo and information courtesy of Barbara Larish. Home Presentation WWII Pre-WWII Post-WWII Sources Related Links Privacy Contact Us Traviss, Byron Allen