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Rank/Rate |
Boilermaker, First Class |
Service Number |
206 93 15 |
Birth Date |
July 1, 1909 |
From |
Bridgeport, Connecticut |
Decorations |
Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal |
Ship |
USS Canopus (AS-9) |
Date of Death |
July 30, 1944 |
Location |
Aboard Nissyo Maru |
Circumstances |
Contracted malaria, and died while being
transported to Japan from the Philippines. |
Remarks |
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Photo courtesy of Norm Rutan. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
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