Rank/Rate	Fire Controlman, Third Class
Service Number	256 38 74
Birth Date	July 31, 1923
From	Lewisburg, West Virginia
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date	October 25, 1944
Location	Formosa Strait near Turnabout Island
Circumstances	Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
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