Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, First Class
Service Number	311 44 54
Birth Date	December 13, 1921
From	Edwardsburg, Michigan
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
Remarks	Leroy was born in South Bend, Indiana.

Photo courtesy of Robert Lane.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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