Rank/Rate	Signalman, Third Class
Service Number	755 61 39
Birth Date	January 11, 1924
From	St. Albans, West Virginia
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date	June 1, 1944
Location	Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances	Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
Remarks	Carl was born in Charleston, West Virginia.

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Fraser of the Kanawha County (West Virginia) Public Library, via Paul W. Wittmer. Photo colorization and enhancement courtesy of Mark J. Bostic. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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