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George Elmer Lay

George Elmer Lay

 

Rank/Rate Motor Machinist’s Mate, Second Class
Service Number 287 49 19
Birth Date August 22, 1922
From Wyatt, Missouri
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Argonaut (SS-166)
Loss Date January 10, 1943
Location Near Rabaul (05° 155'N, 153° 50'E)
Circumstances Sunk by surface attack and depth charges
Remarks George was born in Livingston County, Kentucky.

Information courtesy of Charles T. Lay, first cousin.

 

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