Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	815 12 44
Birth Date	June 8, 1908
From	New York, New York
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	Hezekiah was born in Powhatan, Virginia.
Note	We are not sure that the photo above is of the Hezekiah Jefferson lost with USS Lagarto. Please contact us if you have further information.

Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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