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Howard Walter Gilmore

Howard Walter Gilmore

 

Rank/Rate Commander (Commanding Officer)
Service Number O-060210
Birth Date September 29, 1902
From Selma, Alabama
Decorations Medal of Honor, Navy Cross with Gold Star, Purple Heart
Submarine USS Growler (SS-215)
Loss Date February 7, 1943
Location Between Truk and Rabaul
Circumstances Killed during engagement with Japanese gunboat
Remarks To save the boat, he gave the order, "Take her down!" while he lay wounded on deck.

 

 

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