Rank/Rate	Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Service Number	O-133598
Birth Date	June 5, 1920
From	Ridgewood, New Jersey
Decorations	Silver Star, 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	Paul was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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