Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, First Class
Service Number	262 23 13
Birth Date	September 30, 1918
From	Liberty, North Carolina
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
Remarks	Lynwood was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Photo courtesy of Paul Deaton, nephew. Photo colorization courtesy of Mark J. Bostic.

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