Rank/Rate	Fireman, First Class
Service Number	311 93 71
Birth Date	May 24, 1922
From	Jackson, Michigan
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Amberjack (SS-219)
Loss Date	February 16, 1943
Location	Off Rabaul
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Elmer's brother, Kenneth, was lost on USS Grampus (SS-207). See a photo of the two of them together on Ken's page.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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