Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	564 23 15
Birth Date	June 1, 1922
From	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
Loss Date	April 18, 1944
Location	Off Iwo Jima
Circumstances	Probably sunk by air attack
Remarks	Edward was born in Ashley, Pennsylvania.

Photo courtesy of Marty Gaughan, nephew.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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