Rank/Rate	Steward's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	836 99 38
Birth Date	October 15, 1916
From	Washington, D. C.
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
Loss Date	April 18, 1944
Location	Off Saipan
Circumstances	Probably sunk by air and depth charge attack
Remarks	Paul was born in Kinston, North Carolina.

Photo courtesy of Vivian Lamont. Some sources mistakenly omit Paul on lists of men lost with USS Gudgeon.

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