Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	300 01 74
Birth Date	December 1, 1921
From	Kankakee, 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
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Photo courtesy of Mr. Jack Reynolds, brother of shipmate Franklin Reynolds.  Submitted by Jim Converse.  Information courtesy of Nancy Ricketts Stratton, niece.

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