Rank/Rate	Seaman, Second Class
Service Number	872 60 56
Birth Date	October 12, 1924
From	Effingham, Illinois
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Corvina (SS-226)
Loss Date	November 16, 1943
Location	Just south of Truk
Circumstances	Probably sunk by Japanese submarine I-176
Remarks	James was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Photo courtesy of Jane Loy Ries, Effingham County Courthouse Museum. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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