Rank/Rate	Machinist's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	562 70 39
Birth Date	November 9, 1908
From	Detroit, Michigan
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	Edwin was born in Barr, Bent County, Colorado.

Photo and information courtesy of Joanne Fisher, niece, and her daughter, Mary Duchane.

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