On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of World War II

Rank/Rate	Yeoman, First Class
Service Number	316 33 39
Birth Date	June 13, 1913
From	Naponee, Nebraska
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	March 6, 1945
Location	Fukuoka Prisoner of War Camp #17, Japan
Circumstances	Died of acute enteritis and beriberi
Remarks	Benjamin was born in Bloomington, Nebraska.

Photo courtesy of Patti Simpson via Norm Rutan. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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