Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, First Class
Service Number	279 62 61
Birth Date	January 20, 1921
From	Vallejo, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Loss Date	October 11, 1943
Location	In La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by a combination of air attack and depth charging
Remarks	Forest was born in Greenview, Illinois.

Photo courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.  Information courtesy of Nina O'Brien Olivo, niece.

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