Rank/Rate	Chief Machinist's Mate
Service Number	02655346
Birth Date	February 13, 1909
From	Ahoskie, North Carolina
Decorations	Prisoner of War Medal*
Submarine	USS Perch (SS-176)
Loss Date	April 6, 1945
Location	Makassar Prisoner of War Camp, Celebes, Indonesia
Circumstances	Died of Pellagra as a Prisoner of War
Remarks	Photo is of the captured Perch crew on the deck of Japanese destroyer Ushio.

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