Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	245 70 40
Birth Date	October 21, 1925
From	Shaft, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Albacore (SS-218)
Loss Date	November 7, 1944
Location	Near 41° 49'N x 141° 11'E, off northern Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by a mine
Remarks	George was born in Upper Shaft, Pennsylvania.

Photo courtesy of Annette Kaplafka, niece, via Norm Rutan. Photo colorization courtesy of Mark J. Bostic. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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