Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	393 29 62
Birth Date	June 12, 1921
From	Bakersfield, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Pickerel (SS-177)
Loss Date	April 3, 1943
Location	Off Honshu, Japan
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Donald was born in Spokane, Washington.

Photo courtesy of Ken Hooper, Kern Veterans Memorial Foundation, Kern County, California.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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