Rank/Rate	Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Service Number	O-282817
Birth Date	July 9, 1921
From	Detroit, Michigan
Decorations	Silver Star, Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date	October 25, 1944
Location	North end of Formosa Strait
Circumstances	Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks	Name changed from Krotkiewicz

Photo colorization courtesy of Mark J. Bostic.

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