Rank/Rate	Metalsmith, First Class
Service Number	316 57 45
Birth Date	November 5, 1921
From	McClelland, Iowa
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	June 11, 1942
Location	Prisoner of War Hospital, Philippine Islands
Circumstances	Died of wounds suffered in action
Remarks	Lamar was born in Neola, Iowa.

Photos courtesy of Beverly Hartje Scoggins. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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