Rank/Rate	Chief Pharmacist's Mate
Service Number	321 30 06
Birth Date	December 26, 1920
From	Los Angeles, California
Decorations	Silver Star, 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	Paul was born in Irwin, Iowa. His Silver Star is not listed in some sources, and his birth date is listed as December 20, 1919 in his military personnel file.

Photo courtesy of the Shelby County Historical Museum via Lowell Silverman. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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