Rank/Rate	Yeoman, Second Class
Service Number	564 24 83
Birth Date	September 11, 1922
From	Los Angeles, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date	October 25, 1944
Location	Formosa Strait near Turnabout Island
Circumstances	Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks	Walter was born in Joplin, Missouri.

Photo courtesy of Ada McVey, niece.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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