Rank/Rate	Electrician’s Mate, Third Class
Service Number	244 51 47
Birth Date	August 10, 1923
From	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date	October 25, 1944
Location	North end of Formosa Strait
Circumstances	Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
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Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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