Rank/Rate	Ship's Cook, First Class
Service Number	287 18 45
Birth Date	May 23, 1919
From	Louisville, Kentucky
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	Paul was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

Photo courtesy of Jack Scannell, nephew.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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