Rank/Rate	Radioman, Third Class
Service Number	835 17 97
Birth Date	August 29, 1918
From	Roanoke, Virginia
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Lagarto (SS-371)
Loss Date	May 4, 1945
Location	Off Malay coast near the Gulf of Siam
Circumstances	Sunk by depth charge attack
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Photo courtesy of Karen Duvalle, Wisconsin Maritime Museum.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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