Rank/Rate	Steward, Second Class
Service Number	261 90 51
Birth Date	October 6, 1917
From	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Cisco (SS-290)
Loss Date	September 28, 1943
Location	In the Sulu Sea west of Mindanao, Philippine Islands
Circumstances	Probably sunk by air and surface attack
Remarks	Samuel was born in Vanceboro, North Carolina.

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