Rank/Rate	Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Birth Date	September 29, 1925
From	South Orange, New Jersey
Decorations
Submarine	USS Sealion (ASSP-315)
Date of Death	December 18, 1950
Location	Off Cape Henry, Virginia
Circumstances	Lost overboard
Remarks	LT Ryder and EMC Mohan were sent topside to the repair stern light. Both men were washed overboard. Chief Mohan was rescued, but LT Ryder's body was never found.

Remarks courtesy of Ray Painter (EN1SS), Retired.

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