Rank/Rate	Ship's Cook, Second Class
Service Number	207 35 67
Birth Date	August 14, 1924
From	Melverne, New York
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Capelin (SS-289)
Loss Date	December 2, 1943
Location	Off Celebes possibly off Kaoe Bay
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Peter was born in Manchester, Connecticut.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer. Photo colorization courtesy of Mark J. Bostic.

Peter in his rack aboard CAPELIN at Submarine Base New London, CT, August 1943
Official U.S. Navy Photo

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