Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	616 10 11
Birth Date	February 4, 1918
From	Dodson, Texas
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
Loss Date	April 18, 1944
Location	Off Iwo Jima
Circumstances	Probably sunk by air attack
Remarks	Paul was born in Wellington, Texas.

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