Rank/Rate	Steward, First Class
Service Number	497 97 34
Birth Date	May 20, 1907
From	Macrohon, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grayback (SS-208)
Loss Date	February 26, 1944
Location	Near 25° 47'N x 128° 45'E, south of Okinawa
Circumstances	Sunk by air attack
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Photo above and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer. Photo below courtesy of Clay Blankenship, grandnephew of Grayback shipmate Fred Coburn. 

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