Rank/Rate	Lieutenant
Service Number	O-123595
Birth Date	September 5, 1918
From	Forest Hills, New York
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Albacore (SS-218)
Loss Date	November 7, 1944
Location	Near 41° 49'N x 141° 11'E, northern Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by a mine
Remarks	Francis was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.  Some sources list his birth date as September 15, 1918.

Photo colorization courtesy of Mark J. Bostic. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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