Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	724 52 13
Birth Date	November 2, 1922
From	Chicago, Illinois
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date	June 1, 1944
Location	Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances	Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
Remarks	Some sources list his birth date as July 10, 1922.

Photo and information courtesy of Doris Dix Caruso, cousin. Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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