Rank/Rate	Cook, Second Class
Service Number	575 76 14
Birth Date	May 13, 1929
From	Georgetown, South Carolina
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date	October 25, 1944
Location	Formosa Strait near Turnabout Island
Circumstances	Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks	Underage enlistment.

Photo courtesy of Arthur and Joan Jenkins, cousins.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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