Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	634 07 71
Birth Date	November 28, 1923
From	Louisville, Kentucky
Decorations	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	James was born in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Please note that most sources mistakenly spell the island's name "Groluk."

Photo courtesy of J. T. Suel, his namesake, and son of James' cousin. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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