Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	311 49 28
Birth Date	March 16, 1920
From	St. Clair Shores, Michigan
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Loss Date	October 11, 1943
Location	In La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by a combination of air attack and depth charging
Remarks	Joe was born in Flint, Michigan. He is mistakenly ommitted from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency listings. His loss is confirmed by his family, in his service record, in Wahoo muster rolls, in NARA, in Navy Casualty, and in ABMC.

Photo courtesy of Richard O. Kageff. Photo colorization courtesy of Mark J. Bostic. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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