Rank/Rate	Boatswain's Mate, First Class
Service Number	291 58 25
Birth Date	January 27, 1922
From	Boggstown, Indiana
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Lagarto (SS-371)
Loss Date	May 4, 1945
Location	Off Malay coast near the Gulf of Siam
Circumstances	Sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Eugene “Gene” was born in Greenwood, Indiana. Some sources list his birth date as January 27, 1921.  He had many interests -- the foremost was the desire to come home and run his grandmother’s farm.

Photo, remarks, and information courtesy of Lois Friend, sister, and Lisa Westenberger, niece.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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