Rank/Rate	Boilermaker, First Class
Service Number	206 93 15
Birth Date	July 1, 1909
From	Bridgeport, Connecticut
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	July 30, 1944
Location	Aboard Nissyo Maru
Circumstances	Contracted malaria, and died while being transported to Japan from the Philippines.
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