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Walter Lewis Smith

Walter Lewis Smith

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Chief Torpedoman's Mate
Service Number 258 14 72
Birth Date July 26, 1919
From Baltimore, Maryland
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 Chester, Pennsylvania.

Photo courtesy of David T Garner, grandnephew. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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