Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	376 42 68
Birth Date	July 15, 1925
From	Tulare, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Flier (SS-250)
Loss Date	August 13, 1944
Location	In Balabac Strait near Mantangule Island
Circumstances	Sunk by a mine
Remarks	Chester was born in Albert, Oklahoma.

Photo and information courtesy of Roy Robustilli, nephew.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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