Rank/Rate	Fireman, First Class
Service Number	723 47 70
Birth Date	August 25, 1925
From	Toledo, Ohio
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Lagarto (SS-371)
Loss Date	May 4, 1945
Location	Off Malay coast near the Gulf of Siam
Circumstances	Sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	James was born in Huntington, Indiana.

Photo courtesy of Vicki Nelson.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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