Rank/Rate	Yeoman, First Class
Service Number	612 45 39
Birth Date	December 3, 1920
From	Dayton, Ohio
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Seawolf (SS-197)
Loss Date	October 3, 1944
Location	North of Morotai, between PI and Indonesia
Circumstances	Sunk in error by USS Rowell
Remarks	The National Archives lists Chester's birth date as December 3, 1920, but it is listed on his marker as December 2, 1920.

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