Rank/Rate	Coxswain
Service Number	341 89 15
Birth Date	May 15, 1916
From	Prospect Township, Kansas
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	February 19, 1943
Location	Osaka Prison Camp, Yodogawa sub-camp, Ichioka Stadium POW Hospital
Circumstances	Died of Dysentery
Remarks	Some sources list his rate as Seaman, First Class

Photo and information courtesy of Everett Perry, nephew.  Please see his Canopus page at www.evperry.com/canopus.html.

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