Recently, naval historians confirmed the shipwreck site off the coast of Hokkaido as the USS Albacore using images provided by Dr. Tamaki Ura of the University of Tokyo.
The Akron Beacon Journal has honored, Johnny Carano, an Akron teenager, left high school and joined the US Navy during World War II by lying about his age. He served aboard the USS Albacore (SS-218), which was lost at sea on November 7, 1944, after striking a mine off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan. All 85 crew members, including Carano, were killed in the explosion.
The Naval History and Heritage Command’s underwater archaeology branch thanked and congratulated Dr. Ura and his team for their efforts in locating the wreck.