Rank/Rate	Commander (Executive Officer)
Service Number	O-077206
Birth Date	October 6, 1914
From	Columbia, Illinois
Decorations	Silver Star, Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Cisco (SS-290)
Loss Date	September 28, 1943
Location	In the Sulu Sea west of Mindanao, Philippine Islands
Circumstances	Probably sunk by air and surface attack
Remarks	August graduated first in his class (1936) at the U.S. Naval Academy. His Silver Star is not listed in some sources.

 

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