Rank/Rate	Ship's Cook, Third Class
Service Number	203 09 75
Birth Date	June 15, 1922
From	Hamilton, Massachusetts
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Scorpion (SS-278)
Loss Date	February 1, 1944
Location	East China Sea or Yellow Sea
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	He always went by his middle name, Whitney.  He was born in Salem, Massachusetts.

Photo and information courtesy of Kendra Thompson, niece.

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