Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	637 81 99
Birth Date	December 9, 1924
From	Atlanta, Georgia
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Shark (SS-314)
Loss Date	October 24, 1944
Location	Between Hainan and Bashi Channel
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Claude was born in Bolton, Georgia.

Photo courtesy of Heyward M. Barton, brother. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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  Barton, Claude Anthony, Jr.