Rank/Rate	Lieutenant
Service Number	O-087692
Birth Date	December 7, 1918
From	Seattle, Washington
Decorations	Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Triton (SS-201)
Loss Date	March 15, 1943
Location	Between Rabaul and Shortlands Basin
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Information on Vernon's Navy and Marine Corps Medal was found in All Hands Naval Bulletin, July 1943.

Photo on left courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.  Photo on right courtesy of Mary Mihovch.

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