Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	316 74 70
Birth Date	February 21, 1920
From	New Castle, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Corvina (SS-226)
Loss Date	November 16, 1943
Location	Just south of Truk
Circumstances	Probably sunk by Japanese submarine I-176
Remarks	Francis was born in Atlantic, Iowa.

Photo courtesy of Joel Gilfert. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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