Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	663 25 06
Birth Date	May 16, 1923
From	Gerber, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Triton (SS-201)
Loss Date	March 15, 1943
Location	Between Rabaul and Shortlands Basin
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Donald was born in Anoka, Minnesota, and was raised in White River South Dakota. His family moved to Gerber, California, when Donald was eleven.

Photo and information courtesy of Glenn Hale, nephew.

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