Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, First Class
Service Number	376 15 48
Birth Date	November 9, 1914
From	Mokelumne Hill, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Pompano (SS-181)
Loss Date	September 17, 1943
Location	Off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks

Photo (left) and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.  Photo on right and photo of Vernon's marker (below) courtesy of Vera(Swanson) Oneto and Kris (Swanson) Ford, via Vicki Nelson. 

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