Rank/Rate	Chief Electrician's Mate
Service Number	385 48 14
Birth Date	March 18, 1902
From	Salt Lake City, Utah
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	October 24, 1944
Location	Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru
Circumstances	Died when Arisan Maru, transporting Allied Prisoners of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by USS Shark (SS-314)
Remarks	Edward was born in Cabin Creek, Arkansas.

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