Rank/Rate	Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Service Number	O-161556
Birth Date	August 23, 1914
From	Yakima, Washington
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Growler (SS-215)
Loss Date	November 8, 1944
Location	South China Sea
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Walter was born in Princeton, Nebraska.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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