Rank/Rate	Chief Motor Machinist's Mate
Service Number	355 87 57
Birth Date	February 17, 1916
From	Jewett City, Connecticut
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Pompano (SS-181)
Loss Date	September 17, 1943
Location	Off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Chester was born in Arlington, Texas.

Photo courtesy of Robert Derusha, nephew.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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