Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Second Class
Birth Date	September 1, 1919
From	Brooklyn, New York
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Submarine	USS Torsk (SS-423)
Loss Date	April 10, 1954
Location	Pugsley Wharf, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Circumstances	Died of injuries sustained when he fell from the wharf and struck the side of the ship and went into the water while returning from authorized liberty.
Remarks	His middle name is listed at Peter in some sources. Service Number 223 64 73. USS Torsk is on display in Baltimore, Maryland.

 

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