Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	268 43 33
Birth Date	December 27, 1921
From	Moultrie, Georgia
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	Columbus was born in Woodstock, Georgia.

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  Cagle, Columbus L., Jr.