Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	663 87 68
Birth Date	October 7, 1921
From	Sacramento, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Sculpin (SS-191)
Loss Date	November 19, 1943
Location	North of Oroluk Island near Truk
Circumstances	Sunk by Japanese destroyer
Remarks	Photo from Sacramento Senior High School Yearbook, 1939. George was born in Fresno, California. Please note that most sources mistakenly spell the island's name "Groluk."

Photo courtesy of Mary.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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