Rank/Rate	Radio Technician, First Class
Service Number	565 19 24
Birth Date	April 20, 1925
From	San Gabriel, California
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	Philip was born in Los Angeles, California.  He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America. He built a catamaran with his friends and his little sister, Derith, during high school. Derith was small and able to crawl inside the catamaran hull to fasten screws.

Photo, information, and remarks courtesy of Caryn (Casler) Moller, niece, and Jack V. Moller.

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