Rank/Rate	Steward's Mate, First Class
Service Number	941 42 83
Birth Date	August 13, 1916
From	Springfield, Ohio
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Lagarto (SS-371)
Loss Date	May 4, 1945
Location	Off Malay coast near the Gulf of Siam
Circumstances	Sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Albert was born in Georgetown, Kentucky.

Photo courtesy of Albretta Kirtley Wilson, daughter.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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