Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	201 92 61
Birth Date	January 14, 1922
From	Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Runner (SS-275)
Loss Date	July 11, 1943
Location	North of Hokkaido, Japan
Circumstances	Probably sunk by a mine
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