Rank/Rate	Radioman, Third Class
Service Number	321 23 64
Birth Date	November 16, 1919
From	Ottumwa, Iowa
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Shark (SS-174)
Loss Date	February 11, 1942
Location	East of Menado, Celebes
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
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Photo courtesy of Kristin R. Brown, grandniece, via Norm Rutan. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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