Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	562 70 78
Birth Date	May 29, 1918
From	Carpinteria, California
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	Peter was born in Sonora, Arizona. He was the son of Felix and Crescencia Franco. He attended Carpinteria High School where he received a CIF Certificate in Track & Field.

Photo and remarks courtesy of Baudelia Franco, sister in law, via her nephew, John Mendel. Information courtesy of Paul Wittmer.

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