Rank/Rate	Chief Motor Machinist's Mate
Service Number	372 02 67
Birth Date	August 9, 1915
From	Beardsley, Kansas
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 McDonald, Kansas.

Photo and information courtesy of Jamie Slawson, great grand-niece.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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