Rank/Rate	Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	279 82 24
Birth Date	August 13, 1920
From	Springfield, Ohio
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Loss Date	October 11, 1943
Location	In La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by a combination of air attack and depth charging
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