Rank/Rate	Quartermaster, Third Class
Service Number	212 83 43
Birth Date	December 28, 1924
From	Springfield, Massachusetts
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
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Photo courtesy of Janice Erickson Smith, niece.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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