Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	283 86 97
Birth Date	September 25, 1921
From	Cary, Illinois
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Barbel (SS-316)
Loss Date	February 4, 1945
Location	Approximately 7° 49.5' N x 116° 47.5' E
Circumstances	Sunk by air attack
Remarks	In the Navy, he was known as "Franklin Reynolds." On his birth certificate, he is listed as "Gene Franklin Tilford." Some sources list him as "Franklin Eugene Tilford Reynolds."

Photo and information courtesy of Eileen Reynolds Sheehan, sister, and Jim Converse.

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