Rank/Rate	Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Service Number	O-229765
Birth Date	April 27, 1921
From	Merion Station, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Albacore (SS-218)
Loss Date	November 7, 1944
Location	Near 41° 49'N x 141° 11'E, northern Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by a mine
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