Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	620 15 52
Birth Date	December 1, 1920
From	Rockwell, Iowa
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grampus (SS-207)
Loss Date	March 5, 1943
Location	In or near Blackett Strait
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Alvin was a hero well before he joined the Navy.  At the age of 16, he rescued a 4-year-old boy from drowning in an icy creek.  The photo on the left was published in a newspaper article about the rescue.

Photo and information courtesy of Marlene Fisher, sister.

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