Rank/Rate	Chief Torpedoman's Mate
Service Number	295 12 05
Birth Date	November 28, 1908
From	Oakland, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Pompano (SS-181)
Loss Date	September 17, 1943
Location	Off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Hyram was born in Ridgely, Tennessee.

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