Rank/Rate	Fireman, First Class
Service Number	337 37 49
Birth Date	October 3, 1921
From	Minimum, Missouri
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	September 15, 1943
Location	U.S. Naval Hospital Unit of Bilibid Prison, Manila, Philippine Islands
Circumstances	Died of malnutrition, beriberi, and pellagra
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