Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	886 24 13
Birth Date	March 15, 1917
From	Happy Camp, 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	Vernon was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon.  Some sources list his birth date as March 15, 1915.

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