Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, First Class
Service Number	375 81 99
Birth Date	March 23, 1918
From	Kittery, Maine
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grayling (SS-209)
Loss Date	September 9, 1943
Location	In or near Tablas Strait, Philippine Islands
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Henry was born in Palermo, Butte County, California.

Photo and information courtesy of William Giesler.  Additional information courtesy of Sylvia Trotter Anderson and Paul W. Wittmer.

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