Rank/Rate	Lieutenant
Service Number	O-108587
Birth Date	April 30, 1921
From	Casper, Wyoming
Decorations	Navy Cross, Bronze Star
Submarine	USS Crevalle (SS-291)
Loss Date	September 11, 1944
Location	Flores Sea
Circumstances	Lost overboard as a result of accidental submergence.
Remarks	Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois. From the Second Endorsement to the Report of Crevalle's Fifth War Patrol:  "There is strong evidence to support the belief that Lieutenant Blind sacrificed his life by staying at the conning tower hatch until he had unlatched it thus allowing it to close with the flow of water, and thereby enabling his shipmates within the boat to bring her back to the surface."

Photo courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

Home   Presentation   WWII   Pre-WWII   Post-WWII     Sources  

Related Links   Privacy   Contact Us

  Blind, Howard James