Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	311 45 63
Birth Date	June 26, 1920
From	Charlotte, Michigan
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Seadragon (SS-194)
Loss Date	December 10, 1941
Location	Cavite Navy Yard, Philippine Islands
Circumstances	Killed by bomb that also hit USS Sealion
Remarks	One of first US submarine fatalities of the War

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