Rank/Rate	Chief Torpedoman's Mate (Chief of the Boat)
Service Number	201 49 92
Birth Date	October 20, 1912
From	Boston, Massachusetts
Decorations
Submarine	USS Puffer (SS-268)
Loss Date	June 2, 1945
Location	At sea, approximately 500 miles east of Luzon
Circumstances	Washed overboard while trying to retrieve a heaving line during an attempt to transfer an injured officer to the carrier USS Makin Island (CVE-93)
Remarks	Some sources say that Anthony was born on October 24, 1912.

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