Rank/Rate	Ship's Cook, First Class
Service Number	849 65 35
Birth Date	January 19, 1923
From	Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Snook (SS-279)
Loss Date	April 9, 1945
Location	Near 18° 40' N x 110° 40' E
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Ben's last name is listed as "Silva" in some sources.

Photo courtesy of Ben Silvia, son, via Vic Gregorini. Photo colorization courtesy of Mark J. Bostic. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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