Rank/Rate	Seaman, Second Class
Service Number	06508988
Birth Date	January 27, 1923
From	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Loss Date	October 11, 1943
Location	In La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by a combination of air attack and depth charging
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Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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