Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	382 00 02
Birth Date	October 16, 1919
From	Northford, Connecticut
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Robalo (SS-273)
Loss Date	July 26, 1944
Location	Off the east coast of Balabac Island, PI
Circumstances	Sunk by a mine
Remarks	Walter was born in Bellflower, California.

Photo courtesy of Robert Brereton, nephew. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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