Rank/Rate	Fire Controlman, Second Class
Service Number	02124966
Birth Date	September 17, 1919
From	Springfield, Massachusetts
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grunion (SS-216)
Loss Date	July 30, 1942
Location	Near entrance to Kiska Harbor, Alaska
Circumstances	Sunk by armed Japanese freighter Kano Maru
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Photo and information courtesy of Laura Conley, granddaughter.

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