Rank/Rate	Mess Attendant, First Class
Service Number	266 17 33
Birth Date	July 15, 1922
From	Halifax, North Carolina
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grampus (SS-207)
Loss Date	March 5, 1943
Location	In or near Blackett Strait
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Donald was born in Smithfield, Virginia.

Photo courtesy of Glenn Knoblock, from his book, Black Submariners in the United States Navy, 1940-1975.  Information courtesy of Donald J. Fenner, nephew, and Paul W. Wittmer.

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