Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	02797361
Birth Date	March 5, 1922
From	Lima, Ohio
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Sculpin (SS-191)
Loss Date	November 19, 1943
Location	North of Groluk Island near Truk
Circumstances	Sunk by Japanese destroyer
Remarks	Harold survived the sinking of his boat, but was killed while being transported aboard Chuyo from Truk to Japan when it was sunk by USS Sailfish on 3 December 1943.

 

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