Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	212 37 94
Birth Date	June 8, 1914
From	Springfield, Massachusetts
Decorations	Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Runner (SS-275)
Loss Date	July 11, 1943
Location	North of Hokkaido, Japan
Circumstances	Probably sunk by a mine
Remarks	The child in the photo Emilio Bollea, Primo's first cousin.

Photo courtesy of John Primo Bobba, MMC(SS) Ret, nephew.  Information courtesy of Marietta Bobba, niece, and Emilio Bollea, cousin.

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