Rank/Rate	Ensign
Service Number	O-201779
Birth Date	November 13, 1916
From	Mystic, Connecticut
Decorations	Bronze Star
Submarine	USS Dorado (SS-248)
Loss Date	October 12, 1943
Location	In Western Atlantic, possibly near Cuba
Circumstances	Sunk, possibly by U.S. aircraft
Remarks	August was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. He received the Bronze Star while serving as a Torpedoman's Mate, First Class, on USS Silversides (SS-236).

Photo courtesy of Dr. Douglas E. Campbell.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
 

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