Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, First Class
Service Number	257 95 00
Birth Date	October 8, 1909
From	Cumberland, Maryland
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Shark (SS-174)
Loss Date	February 11, 1942
Location	East of Menado, Celebes
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Roland was born in Estes, Virginia.

Photo courtesy of Clara Kreiger, niece, and Ivan Goff Bramwell via Sharon  (Scriven) Iwanick.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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