Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	262 66 48
Birth Date	April 13, 1919
From	Westerly, Rhode Island
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Lagarto (SS-371)
Loss Date	May 4, 1945
Location	Off Malay coast near the Gulf of Siam
Circumstances	Sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Caldwell was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina.

Photo and information courtesy of Maureen Cook MacDonald, daughter.

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