Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	375 94 09
Birth Date	August 9, 1918
From	Yakutat, Alaska
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Shark (SS-174)
Loss Date	February 11, 1942
Location	East of Menado, Celebes
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Kenneth was born in North Bend, Oregon. The photo above was taken in Manila, P. I., in May 1941.

Photo courtesy of Kenneth Michel, nephew.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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