Rank/Rate	Fireman, Second Class
Service Number	224 32 78
Birth Date	March 21, 1923
From	Paterson, New Jersey
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Amberjack (SS-219)
Loss Date	February 16, 1943
Location	Off Rabaul
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Some sources list his birth date as March 20, 1922.

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