Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	626 66 19
Birth Date	October 6, 1920
From	Indianapolis, Indiana
Decorations
Submarine	USS Tullibee (SS-284)
Loss Date	December 31, 1943
Location	19° 13' 15" N, 143° 09' 45" E
Circumstances	Died as a result of injuries sustained by being slammed against port forward lookout rail by a large wave while on a war patrol.
Remarks	Some sources spell his first name "Laurence."  He was born in Longview, Champaign, Illinois.

Photo and information courtesy of Margaret (Greenwell) Trambaugh, first cousin.

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