Rank/Rate	Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	321 29 61
Birth Date	March 22, 1918
From	Sioux City, Iowa
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	October 24, 1944
Location	Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru
Circumstances	Died when Arisan Maru, transporting Allied Prisoners of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by USS Shark (SS-314)
Remarks	Walter was born in Manning, Iowa.  Some sources spell his name "McCue."

Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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