Rank/Rate	Seaman, Second Class
Service Number	641 23 58
Birth Date	January 21, 1922
From	Maryville, Tennessee
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Pickerel (SS-177)
Loss Date	April 3, 1943
Location	Off Honshu, Japan
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	He was born in Champaign, Illinois.

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