Rank/Rate	Coxswain
Service Number	342 27 68
Birth Date	March 19, 1921
From	Kansas City, Kansas
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	February 14, 1943
Location	Umeda Prisoner of War Camp, Japan
Circumstances	Died of Acute Colitis
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Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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