Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	647 15 45
Birth Date	July 8, 1921
From	Long Island City, New York
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grayling (SS-209)
Loss Date	September 9, 1943
Location	In or near Tablas Strait, Philippine Islands
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	James was born in North Attleboro, Massachusetts.

Photo courtesy of James' family via Bob Gerle, Sr., USSVI Rocky Mountain Base.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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