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Curtis Virgle Mathis

Curtis Virgle Mathis

 

Rank/Rate Torpedoman's Mate, Third Class
Service Number 295 63 27
Birth Date September 28, 1916
From Dalton, Georgia
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Submarine R-12 (SS-89)
Loss Date June 12, 1943
Location Off Key West, Florida
Circumstances Foundered on a training mission
Remarks Some sources list his birth date as September 29, 1917.

Photo and information courtesy of Ronald A. Crick, nephew.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
 

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