Rank/Rate	Fire Controlman, Second Class
Service Number	644 59 17
Birth Date	September 25, 1920
From	Monroe, Louisiana
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Harder (SS-257)
Loss Date	August 24, 1944
Location	Off Caiman Point near Bataan, PI
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	James was originally from Silas, Choctaw County, Alabama.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer and William W. Bower.  Additional information courtesy of Sherry Edgar Scheurer, second cousin.

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