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.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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