Rank/Rate	Fireman, First Class
Service Number	378 30 84
Birth Date	March 4, 1924
From	Martinez, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Scamp (SS-277)
Loss Date	November 16, 1944
Location	Off Inubo Saki near Tokyo Bay
Circumstances	Probably lost in a depth charge attack
Remarks	Gerald was born in Richmond, California.

Photo courtesy of Gordon Rink, son of Scamp shipmate Richard George Rink.  Information courtesy of Paul Wittmer.

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