Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	628 97 60
Birth Date	March 12, 1921
From	St. Crete, Nebraska
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Sculpin (SS-191)
Loss Date	November 19, 1943
Location	North of Oroluk Island near Truk
Circumstances	Sunk by Japanese destroyer
Remarks	Elmer was born in Daykin, Nebraska. Please note that most sources mistakenly spell the island's name "Groluk."

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