Rank/Rate	Chief Motor Machinist's Mate
Service Number	336 70 87
Birth Date	January 23, 1912
From	Los Angeles, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grunion (SS-216)
Loss Date	July 30, 1942
Location	Near entrance to Kiska Harbor, Alaska
Circumstances	Sunk by armed Japanese freighter Kano Maru
Remarks	Paul was born in Webb City, Missouri.

Photo courtesy of Lorraine Butler & Rhonda Raye.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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