Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	238 75 61
Birth Date	August 31, 1923
From	Richford, New York
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Scorpion (SS-278)
Loss Date	February 1, 1944
Location	East China Sea or Yellow Sea
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Ernest was born in Bigelow, Minnesota.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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