Rank/Rate	Fire Controlman, Third Class
Service Number	250 58 09
Birth Date	July 17, 1922
From	Chestnut Ridge, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Bronze Star, 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	Frank was born in Thopmson, Pennsylvania. Please note that most sources mistakenly spell the island's name "Groluk."

Photo and information courtesy of George Salava, nephew, via Michael Mohl.

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