Rank/Rate	Boatswain's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	372 42 42
Birth Date	August 5, 1923
From	Bell, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Flier (SS-250)
Loss Date	August 13, 1944
Location	In Balabac Strait near Mantangule Island
Circumstances	Sunk by a mine
Remarks	Gale was born in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Photo courtesy of Larry Hardy, brother. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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