On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of World War II

Rank/Rate	Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	274 41 08
Birth Date	September 25, 1919
From	New Orleans, Louisiana
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	March 4, 1943
Location	Mukden Prisoner of War Camp, China
Circumstances	Died of chronic diarrhea, beriberi, and marasmus (severe starvation)
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Photo courtesy of Lisa Sanderson, grandniece. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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