Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	311 25 04
Birth Date	March 26, 1915
From	Wauseon, Ohio
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Amberjack (SS-219)
Loss Date	February 16, 1943
Location	Off Rabaul
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Some sources list Paul's birth date as March 24, 1915.

Photo and information courtesy of Mark Spiess, grandnephew.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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