Rank/Rate	Chief Quartermaster
Service Number	299 76 23
Birth Date	August 4, 1916
From	Waupaca, Wisconsin
Decorations	Silver Star (while serving aboard USS Haddock), Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Bullhead (SS-332)
Loss Date	August 6, 1945
Location	West end of Lombok Strait
Circumstances	Sunk by air attack
Remarks	Edward was born in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

Photo courtesy of Barb Larson, niece.

SILVER STAR CITATION:

SYNOPSIS: Chief Quartermaster Edward M. Engebretsen (NSN: 2997623), United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving aboard the U.S.S. HADDOCK (SS-231), during two War Patrols of that Submarine in Japanese waters, during World War II. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.

 

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